Auburn was doing a lot of PSA type stuff in the 70s. The film side of University Relations was really coming into its own. They needed footage. They need B-roll. So maybe that’s what this four whole minutes is. “… and at Auburn University, comely coeds concentrate on campus capers… “ But, you know, why […]
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VIDEO: Auburn Basketball vs. Southern Cal, 1972
Auburn will begin a home-and-home series with USC at the Galen Center on Dec. 18, 2022… 50 years and three days from the schools’ first meeting. USC won 73-66 on Dec. 15, 1972 in Los Angeles at the Trojan Invitational. You can watch some of it here.
Here’s eight minutes of Tiger Walk for the 1990 Florida State game
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To join the ACC.
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An Auburn grad was personal vet for Ham the Astro-Chimp, the first ‘American’ in space
It wasn’t just Auburn engineers and physicists carrying NASA on their backs. Turns out, even Auburn vets were lending a hand in America’s space program—literally. Dr. Richard Benson, class of ’49, was the main veterinarian (and even roommate or suitemate or something) of the immortal Ham the Space Chimp, the first chimp in space. Ham […]
Auburn referenced in first episode of ‘Wonder Years’ reboot
Hey, there’s a new “Wonder Years!” Hey, it’s set in 1968 Alabama! Hey, Auburn makes it into the very first episode! Watch the entire first episode here. Find more fabulous Auburn references in pop culture here. And buy some great, unique Auburn shirts here and here. h/t: Preston Hornsby