Freshmen in pajamas technically reenacting the deliberate possible crashing of a passenger train—what wasn’t to love?! What’s not to miss?! Yes, sadly, save for a brief appearance in the mid-2000s, the cherished Wreck Tech parade disappeared from Auburn’s streets and yearbooks when Auburn and Georgia Tech discontinued their annual rivalry in the late 80s. Let […]
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Photos from the 1973 Auburn snow storm include Punt, Bama, Punt score in snow
Despite the turmoil and violence, Auburn’s record-setting snow of 1973 was not without its scenic serenity. Let’s start with the snow-score of the 1972 Iron Bowl on top of the Auburn University sign—the 16 had apparently and appropriately melted—and work our way down to the Old Snow Man Anders and a snow-covered Cliff Hare Stadium. […]
Man or Astro-Man’s first photo shoot?
One of the actual facts inside their comic book of a back-story is the year the band started: 1992. So it seems entirely possible that the Plainsman negatives recently discovered by Orion and dated May 19, 1992 do indeed represent the first photo shoot of Auburn’s most They Were From Auburn? band. Please to enjoy […]
The Night They Weren’t Amazin’: Never-before-seen photos from the 1972 Auburn-LSU game
If 1972 was a Cinderella season, LSU was the tiny scar on the left side of Cinderella’s chin that you can’t really notice unless you’re looking for it, that might bother others but doesn’t bother you, because for you, Cinderella is perfect. And the weird thing is that Cinderella doesn’t really know how it got […]
Picture Day: James Owens
In 1969, James Owens, uncle of Auburn defensive end LaDarius Owens, became Auburn’s first black football player. These days he’s not struggling with issues related to race but to his health—specifically his heart. He needs a new one. He was recently taken off the transplant waiting list due to his other medical conditions, including neuropathy and […]