re: Can we get an Auburn Alum Thread?

Not an Auburn grad, wife is and son is. Became a fan as a result of the actions of Coach Jordan.

I was in Birmingham in 1965 and through a friend had a ticket to the Iron Bowl. Got there early and was wandering around when out of the blue a man approached and stuck out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm Ralph Jordan", I stuttered and said something like uh, uh, uh, and introduced myself and we shook hands.

I said go get em Coach and he said thanks.

I became an Auburn fan that day and wondered, why in the world would he come up to me on the day of THE GAME and (in my mind) waste his time.

(there is no way he would have thought I was a football prospect)