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The sights and sounds of a multimedia,
wide-screen greet you upon entering the museum, providing
an overview of Auburn Athletics from 1892 to the present.
Memories from all Auburn sports and from many of the Tigers
greatest athletes come alive for you to hear and see.
Follow the path
through the Historical Time Line of Auburn's athletic and
university history. Choose one of the Sports Lockers and push
the button to see and hear the history of each intercollegiate
sport ever played at Auburn. Football, women's soccer, track,
swimming, basketball, golf, track - the current 16 varsity
sports plus wrestling, they're all here. Touch the screens
of the What Made Them Great computer display and view your
favorite athlete's historical record at Auburn.
Join in the celebration
at Toomer's Corner, which takes place in downtown Auburn after
each important athletic victory. Don't forget to leave a message
for those who follow, on the What Auburn Means To Me video
display.
Experience the
Emotions of the Game Tiger Walk mirrors, for a taste of what
Auburn's football players see, hear and feel as they head
to Jordan-Hare-Stadium on football game day.
Enter Jordan-Hare
Stadium and view a typical game day in Auburn, from tailgating
parties, to the action on the field and the excitement of
the radio call, "Touchdown Auburn!" Auburn's football
tradition is highlighted in the artifact cases underneath
Jordan-Hare's scoreboard.
See how the Auburn
tradition was built with a series of life-size dioramas of
Auburn's memories and memorable performers in Building the
Dream. You'll see Bo Jackson going "over the top"
against the University of Alabama in 1982. Coach Ralph "Shug"
Jordan and Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan discussing plays
on the sidelines; baskeball players Vickie Orr, Charles Barkley,
and Coach Pat Dye; Olympic gold medalists Ambrose "Rowdy"
Gaines and Harvey Glance; and baseball star Frank Thomas.
Auburn athletes
who have achieved success after their playing days are highlighted
in the Awards and Success display.
Those who continue
to make their own history and traditions on the plains are
featured in Current Achievers. As you complete your
visit, pose with a life size figure of Auburn's football coach.
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