Before the annual Auburn A-Day Game this year (see Auburn Tigers Football A-Day Game Photos For 2012 from last weekend), Auburn unveiled the new Heisman Trophy statues, one by one, Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson and Cam Newton, who accepted their honors with a short speech at the ceremony (you can watch all three videos here from AL.com). We did not come early for the unavailing of the statues, but since we live in Auburn, we can come down and see them any time we like I guess. These shots are of the three statues that now reside at the from entrance (east side) of Jordan-Hare Stadium, taken last week before the A-Day game.
I’m sure I will take some more additional shots of the statues later when there aren’t any crowds clamoring to get at them. The detail is pretty exquisite even if you aren’t an Auburn fan, they are detailed all the way to the cleats each wore, with a nice “AU” on the back of Sullivan’s shoe. The thing that really amazed me about these three athletes, and their corresponding Heisman Trophies, is their span of time. Each of the three represent a unique generation. I took my nephew to the A-Day game who is the biggest Cam Newton fan ever, but of course he doesn’t remember watching Bo Jackson run down the field, and neither do I remember watching Pat Sullivan throw a pass, and my dad, who was also at the A-Day game, can remember just about every game and play Pat Sullivan was in. It’s a little creepy, and a little cool, The three generations go my dad, me, and my nephew, each who grew up watching their own generations Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn. War Eagle!
8 responses to “Auburn’s Heisman Trophy Winner Statues for Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson, and Cam Newton”
Nice! I was a student at Auburn while Bo was there. Exciting times!
yeah, I was in the 12-15 year old range, so I watched his every play ๐
Pretty cool. My father has season tickets to the football games so I guess I’ll get to see these statues this Fall. It’s a long drive from Arkansas but it’s worth it!
wow, that is a heck of a drive… well my parents use to live in Dallas and come out for every game. Thank goodness we live about 15 minutes away now so its not bad at all ๐
Well here’s a helpful tip: The fastest way out of Arkansas is to ride around with a 25 year-old blonde on the back of your motorcycle.
oh my LOL
funny
[…] memorable to some extent. This year, my favorite off-season football day had to be the unveiling of Auburnโs Heisman Trophy Winner Statues for Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson, and Camย Newton, or Chizik and Trooper talking to the players along with the other shots of the players coming out […]