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Tommy Lorino, star RB of 1957 NC team, has passed away
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:51 pm
Thought he deserved a thread. RIP Tommy, and thank you for your contributions to Auburn FB 
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Lorino was the star running back on Auburn's 1957 national championship team. He led the Tigers in rushing from 1956 to 1958 and tallied 1,486 yards and eight touchdowns on 227 carries. He led the nation in rushing in 1956, averaging 8.44 yard per carry.
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After his playing career, the Bessemer native became an SEC official for 25 seasons. He officiated two national championship games before retiring in 2000.
Lorino was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and resided in Panama City, Florida
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Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:54 pm to BowlJackson
8.44 YPC ain't too shabby 
Hopefully he lived a life worthy of a champion
Hopefully he lived a life worthy of a champion
Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:07 pm to GenesChin
From everybody who knew him and his family, he absolutely did.
Even coming from history's biggest AU sunshine pumper in Housel, thats very high praise.
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"He was a good man, and a great Auburn man," said former Auburn athletics director David Housel. "His contributions to football and athletics in the state of Alabama went far beyond his playing days at Auburn. Everything good you can say about football -- the game of college football -- was embodied in Tommy Lorino."
Even coming from history's biggest AU sunshine pumper in Housel, thats very high praise.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 6:36 am to BowlJackson
Thanks for posting.
Posted on 5/24/16 at 8:34 am to BowlJackson
I posted in the Rant thread, but I met him at A-Day this year.
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