In this delicious 1981 photo, The Round Mound of Rebound looks to be on the verge of getting very uncivilized with a piece pizza, presumably from the Domino’s on Magnolia.
Avoid the Noid.
UPDATE: There’s been outrage over our claim that the pizza is Domino’s, which was based on the cup Barkley is drinking from. But we’re willing to concede the possibility that it’s just a plastic Domino’s cup Charles grabbed from his apartment and that the pizza really is — smartly — from Godfather’s or Mr. Gatti’s. Lord, it looks good.
Via the civilized crew at Plainsman Parking Lot, who know Auburn baseball better than Auburn baseball knows itself.
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I was thinking one of his nicknames was the leaning tower of pizza. So, I found this article. It was a pretty good read.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121839/1/index.htm
The box looks like Godfather’s or Mr. Gatti’s….? The pizza looks more like Gatti’s.
I don’t think Domino’s was around in ’81 – it moved into a “Jack’s” (I think?) on the corner of Thach and College before moving to the Mag location when the Commons was built – around ’92 or so if my poor memory serves me correctly.
Pizza Wagon, Bread Truck, Sir Charles, Chuck – loved watching him play during my teenage years and even got a few of his sweatbands after games.
If you look down to the left, the cup is Domino’s. Domino’s actually came to Auburn in ’73, which sounds weird, but I’ve seen the Plainsman ads to prove it. Godfather’s or Mr. Gatti’s would’ve been better, though.
that’s Godfather’s Pizza – I should know as I ate enough of it while I was going to Auburn at the same time of this photo. LOVED that pizza.
Might be, but it just seems odd that he’d order a pizza at Godfather’s and a drink at Domino’s. Maybe Godfather’s served Pepsi, Domino’s Coke. That’d do it for me.
Mr Gatti’s FTW!