New Years Eve eve, 1989. Busch Gardens. The legendary Pat Dye, about to lead his Auburn team to victory over John Cooper's Ohio State Buckeyes in the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl, lays his guts on the line, as it were. Phil Snow: "And Dye appeared to grasp the subtleties of the exotic dance much sooner than did his Buckeye … [Read more...] about Pat Dye, belly dancer
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Legendary 1931 tie with Wisconsin earned Tigers the nickname ‘Iron Men from Auburn’
If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! An 83-year-old, 7-7 tie with Wisconsin does not the stuff of legend make. The previous sentence was a lie. The final 1 in Auburn's current 1-2-1 record vs. the Badgers was instantly the stuff of legend, and a completely underrated (and barely even remembered) chapter in Auburn's big game history. Chances … [Read more...] about Legendary 1931 tie with Wisconsin earned Tigers the nickname ‘Iron Men from Auburn’
Bo Jackson’s 1989 ‘Say No’ to cocaine commercial
Before Bo was The Ballplayer, he was The Anti-Drug Crusader. But even if you turned your back on crack (per the poster's instructions), there was still the temptation to open your brain to cocaine, the pure, powdery, snortable kind. This time—late 1989 to be exact-ish—the greatest athlete of all time took the case for clean living to the airwaves. His message? Bo it, … [Read more...] about Bo Jackson’s 1989 ‘Say No’ to cocaine commercial
Phil Neel’s Tiger for Hire
If you like TWER, please consider supporting my work via Patreon. Thanks! Yes, he eventually sent his two boys, Mike and Rick, to do or die for Auburn. But in the late 50s, Phil Neel was just a guy trying to make it, a guy trying to get as much mileage out of his tiger tracings for the Birmingham Post-Herald as he could get. If that meant money from Auburn, fantastic. … [Read more...] about Phil Neel’s Tiger for Hire
Never-before-seen photos of Leonard Nimoy’s 1974 star trek to Auburn
"On a humorous note, Nimoy began speaking of experiments conducted by Dr. Werner Von Braun dealing with flashes of light. He related the flashing theory to the Auburn crowd by saying the flashing is happening now in the form of what we call streakers." Yes, it was a heck of a week for Spock to visit the Plains; the kids who would one day be piloting flights from to energy … [Read more...] about Never-before-seen photos of Leonard Nimoy’s 1974 star trek to Auburn