A Tiger Walk Through History

A Tiger Walk Through History
Author: Paul Hemphill
Publisher: Pebble Hill Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 9780817315450

In this lively and fascinating book, noted writer and Auburn alum Paul Hemphill tells the story of the progress of Auburn from that first game coached by Auburn legend George Petrie through the team’s growth and development into the national force it is today. Hemphill records the many highs and occasional lows, and the heartbreak and jubilation each caused, noting the standouts great and small on the way. A Tiger Walk through History contains 172 photographs, many of them rare and surprising. The text and photos capture the many great players and coaches in the Auburn football experience: Auburn’s first bowl appearance in 1936; coaching eras of innovative football genius John Heisman, after whom the Heisman trophy is named; “Iron Mike” Donahue; Ralph “Shug” Jordan, who brought Auburn its first national championship in 1957; Pat Dye, Terry Bowden, and present coach Tommy Tuberville; Auburn’s two Heisman trophy winners Pat Sullivan and Bo Jackson; and victories over rivals Alabama and Georgia. The 2007-2008 season is highlighted, including the sixth straight win over Alabama and a bowl victory over Clemson. As the game has grown, Auburn and its team have grown with it, and Auburn now ranks as a perennial power both in its conference and in the nation. Vince Dooley states in his foreword that “beyond the famous coaches and players and their heroics on behalf of the Orange and Blue, A Tiger Walk through History is also about time-honored traditions—rallying cries like ‘Sullivan-to-Beasley’ and ‘Punt Bama Punt’ and ‘Rolling Toomer’s Corner’—that echo in resounding fashion from the pages of Paul Hemphill’s remarkable book.” No fan, whether casual or devoted, can afford to miss this riveting account of the Plainsmen’s journey from the very beginning to today, which is the record of a great university as well as the story of the development of a great football team.

The Auburn Tigers

The Auburn Tigers
Author: Mark Stewart
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1599534614

Team Spirit, the critically acclaimed series by author Mark Stewart, continues with a new book for College Football, and Pro Hockey. 1 new title. Grade: 3-6 Reading Level: 5.5 Features: Timeline • Primary source documents • Vintage trading cards and memorabilia reproductions • Maps • Fundamentals of the game • Sports and vocabulary glossary• Full-color photos and illustrations • Table of contents, additional resources, glossary, index • 48 pages

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers
Author: Ramey Temple
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1791100856

Did you know that the Auburn Tigers played their first football game in 1892? Since then, they have had more than 10 undefeated seasons and won more than 700 games. Learn more about this college team’s history, traditions, uniforms, team records, coaches, and legendary players in Auburn Tigers, part of the Inside College Football series.

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers
Author: Brian Howell
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1614803099

"Fight on, you orange and blue!" Much like a safety blitz, Auburn Tigers readies and pounces the reader with colorful, fact-filled storytelling. You may feel like a quarterback under pressure, as the information detailing the history and legacy of Auburn's century old college football program comes rushing in. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The Auburn Tigers

The Auburn Tigers
Author: Parker Holmes
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 144889199X

Led by Cam Newton, the Auburn Tigers took college football by storm in 2010. The Tigers piled up the points on way to a perfect 14-0 season and the BCS National Championship. The 2010 season was just one of the many high points in the rich history of Auburn Football. From the beginnings of the program, to the time-honored game-day traditions at Jordan-Hare Stadium, this book is packed full of Auburn pride, and is a must read for any true Tiger fan.

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers
Author: Tony Hunter
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2020-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 109821031X

This title introduces fans to the history of the Auburn Tigers football program. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Auburn University Football Vault

Auburn University Football Vault
Author: David Housel
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9780794823504

War Eagle! In the Auburn University Football Vault, former athletic director David Housel follows the Tigers through 115 years of football history. With exciting edge-of-your-seat narrative, historic photographs, and memorabilia from his personal collection, Housel's love letter to Auburn football is a heartfelt tribute to the sports program that has been a part of his life for nearly 40 years. The Auburn University Football Vault delivers Tiger fans a scrapbook bursting with rarely seen reproduction memorabilia from Auburn's storied history.

Game of My Life Auburn Tigers

Game of My Life Auburn Tigers
Author: Mark Murphy
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1613210124

Auburn Tigers football legends recall their greatest moments newly updated to include the Tigers' recent BCS...

A Tiger's Walk

A Tiger's Walk
Author: Rob Pate
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2004
Genre: Football players
ISBN: 1582613117

Readers have the opportunity to enter the world of college football and follow one player through his experiences on the gridiron of the Southeastern Conference for the Auburn Tigers. A Tiger's Walk observes him as he battles the highs and lows of championship and losing seasons, coaching hirings and firings, and personal success and tragedy. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, the self-proclaimed football capital of the South, Rob Pate grew up well aware of the significance of college football in his home state. At the age of five he embarked on a journey in football that carried him from a proud youth league ballpark in small-town Alabama to the splendor of SEC football, as well as to the National Football League. Readers can gain an understanding of daily life in college football and what today's game is genuinely like, not from the perspective of someone who never touched the gridiron a day in his life, but rather from someone who recently stepped off the field for the very last time. Pate talk about facing some of the issues that have been buried for too long by college football's big business bureaucracies. This is one Tiger's walk in the world of today's student athlete, helping fans watch from the sidelines and become one of the team.

Auburn's Unclaimed National Championships

Auburn's Unclaimed National Championships
Author: Michael C. Skotnicki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2012-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780615693682

Because major college football has never had a playoff system to produce a true champion, controversy has surrounded the issue of which team could be declared a National Champion, even as far back as the early years of the last century. The sports media and followers of college football filled that vacuum by creating polls and mathematical systems to name various teams as National Champions, even retroactively naming champions for college football's early years. Some colleges have seized every opportunity to glorify their football teams by claiming a National Championship for every year possible. An exception has been Auburn University, which has not done all it can to celebrate its success on the gridiron and officially claims a National Championship for only two seasons, 1957 and 2010. Auburn even declines to claim a National Championship for its undefeated 1913 team, although that squad is recognized as a National Champion in the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book. Auburn's Unclaimed National Championships seeks to alter this position of the Auburn University Athletic Department and is perhaps one of the most important books ever written about the Auburn University football program. Author Michael Skotnicki argues that until a playoff system is instituted by the NCAA to establish a true major college football National Champion, multiple teams can make a legitimate claim to a National Championship and the concept of a true single National Champion for any season is mythical. Skotnicki notes that many universities have claimed National Championships for seasons where they were not named such by the two most well-know selectors, the Associated Press and the Coaches Poll, with two universities even adding retroactive National Championship claims to past seasons as recently as this year (2012). This well-researched text brings needed attention to the entire history of Auburn football and makes the case for the position that in addition to the 1957 and 2010 National Championship seasons claimed by the Auburn Athletic Department, there are seven other seasons - 1910, 1913, 1914, 1958, 1983, 1993, and 2004 - for which Auburn should be recognized as a National Champion. Skotnicki, an appellate attorney, provides a history for each of these seasons, brings them to life, and makes the case for why Auburn's claim to recognition as a National Champion for each of those years is as strong or stronger than the teams accepted as national champions in those seasons. Skotnicki argues that in only claiming two National Championship seasons, Auburn University is forsaking much of its great football history, and that it should claim a total of nine National Championships.