For Auburn, the late great Phil Neel did it all. Programs. Schedule cards. Posters. Tickets... ...and Christmas cards, at least for a few years. Because in the late 50s, Auburn was the merriest dang place in the SEC. Visions of Shug-ar plums. Win-ter Wonderland. Here's what they looked like on the inside. You can check out our growing Phil … [Read more...] about The Christmas cards Phil Neel did for Auburn’s Athletics Department in the late 1950s
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Kenan Thompson and Aubie
Last fall, it was Bill Nye. Last night, Aubie got some quality bro time with another icon of 90s kid nostalgia, Kenan Thompson, star of the critically acclaimed 1997 film “Good Burger” ("Whoaa--a clock!") and current SNL cast member, after he did his thing at Auburn Arena. You can "watch" Thompson's hour-long stand up routine below (we haven't watched it all--tell us if … [Read more...] about Kenan Thompson and Aubie
Auburn grad Katherine Webb and Aubie
The Most Valuable Player of last night's tragically pathetic BCS title game? Auburn grad Katherine Webb, 2012's Miss Alabama USA and most recently / famously AJ McCarrons way better, much more educated half. Without her face to cut to, ESPN would have been hard pressed to keep things even remotely interesting. And Webb reaped the rewards, gaining more than 90,000 Twitter … [Read more...] about Auburn grad Katherine Webb and Aubie
Phil Neel, creator of Aubie, passes away at 84
Phil Neel, creator of Aubie, died this morning. He was 84. According to Neel's daughter Cindy Huguley, Mr. Neel passed away in his sleep at approximately 3:30 am. He had been battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for several years and suffered congestive heart failure in March. "He had been doing good this very week but just went to sleep and didn't wake up," Hugeley said. "It's … [Read more...] about Phil Neel, creator of Aubie, passes away at 84
How Woody Thornton got his stripes
Woody Thornton believes in Auburn. He loves it. He’s never lived anywhere else. He’s never wanted to live anywhere else. He’s practically half tiger. Here’s how that happened: It was Aug. 4, 1989. He was one month away from 21. Typically it was beer, but that night, for whatever reason, it was drinking games with Jack and Coke. The whole day had been weird like that, … [Read more...] about How Woody Thornton got his stripes