| Frank Thomas, who lettered at Auburn as a six-foot-four
freshman tight end in 1986, dropped football after batting .359, driving
in 68 runs, hitting an Auburn record 21 homers, and being selected the
All-SEC first baseman as a freshman. He also made all-conference
the next two seasons and became Auburn's first consensus All-American baseball
player at the end of his junior season, then signed a pro contract with
the Chicago White Sox after being selected seventh overall in the 1989
draft. Seven years later, he remained Auburn's career leader in home
runs with 49, single-season home runs with 21, RBI leader with 205, and
single-season RBI leader with 83. He was selected Most Valuable Player
in the American League in both 1993 and 1994. -- Photo: AU Athletic Department |
