The first rule of being pals with Thom Gossom? Talk constantly about being pals with Thom Gossom… and hope he’s cool with it.
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Actor’s new Auburn memoir zooms in on deleted scenes of southern football integration
Revisiting 2008’s marathon breakdown of Thom Gossom’s Walk-On…
‘Damn, how do you guys stand this heat’: Thom Gossom reflects on Tennessee grudge matches of yore
“The next year – September 1974 – 64, 293 fans poured into Jordan-Hare Stadium. It was as hot a day as I can remember in Auburn and for the first time ever Tennessee had come to town.
We were waiting for them.
We wanted revenge.”
Thom Gossom on Darvin Adams: ‘He’ll probably be as good as I was.’
Actor, author, and former Auburn split end (1972-74) Thom Gossom talks Auburn’s new offense and the emergence of Darvin Adams while signing books at J&M Bookstore before the Ball State game. Thom’s memoir “Walk On: My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University” can be ordered at www.walkongossom.com and Amazon.com.