| Auburn's greatest football cry, War Eagle, took on feathered
form in 1930 when this golden eagle was found on a farm near Auburn entangled
in thick pea vines. Bought for ten dollars by local businessmen,
the eagle was turned over to the A-Club. Cheerleaders DeWit Stier
(left) and Harry "Happy" Davis, later executive secretary of the Alumni
Association, helped care for the new mascot, which quickly proved a good
omen. Auburn hadn?t beaten a Southern Conference football foe in
four seasons until the eagle attended the 25-7 victory over South Carolina
at Columbia in the last game of 1930. -- Photo: The Auburn Alumnews |
