The USFL chapter in Jim Fyffe’s memoir-ish “Touchdown Auburn!” starts off with a mea culpa of sorts: “I saved Paul Finebaum’s life.” [UPDATE] “Told I was 10 seconds from death.” Related: Jim Fyffe’s tombstone. … Keep Reading: * Watch Pat Dye lick sugar off a football * Best Auburn majorette name ever? * Cam Newton on […]
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Joe DiMaggio in an Auburn hat (with Jim Fyffe)
Continuing in our remembrances of all things Fyffe on this, the 10th anniversary of his death, here’s a photo of Jim at some sort of golf thing with Joe DiMaggio from his memoir “Touchdown Auburn!“ Here’s the caption: “Or you might find me hanging out with the likes of Joe DiMaggio. The Yankee Clipper looks […]
Jim Fyffe explains the origins of ‘Touchdown, Auburn’
All Elvis was doing was thanking people, thanking them very much. All Jim Fyffe was doing was telling people that Auburn had scored a touchdown. On paper, it was the most unoriginal sports catchphrase ever. On the airwaves, it was magic. (Thanks, jackass golfing Bama fan!) Fyffe died 10 years ago today. He once said […]
Jim Fyffe’s ‘Touchdown Auburn’ tombstone
Tomorrow, Jim Fyffe will have been dead for 10 years. He died on May 15, 2003 after suffering a brain aneurysm. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery. According to FindAGrave.com, this is his tombstone. Related: Jim Fyffe folk art, 2003. … Keep Reading: * Best Auburn majorette name ever? * Pat Dye ‘arrested’ […]
Jim Fyffe Calls the Game-Winning Field Goal in the BCS National Championship Game
That Rod Bramblett, who has had some great moments in his eight seasons behind the Auburn Network microphone, is still so thought of as “The New Guy” is less a slight against Bramblett than a testament to how loudly the original Touchdown Auburn still resonates in the ears of the Auburn heart. Lord knows how […]