1965: Tucker Frederickson, Ugliest Man on Campus
Title
1965 : Tucker Frederickson , Ugliest Man on Campus
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 3rd edition , 2013 , depicting the history of the city and the university . From page 242 : "The Ugliest Man on Campus " contest was no contest at all in winter 1965 . Shown this picture thirty years later , a close friend of the winning contestant said , "He's ugly all right , but I haven't a clue as to who that could be. " Tucker Frederickson , the contest winner , was a consensus All-American football player a few months earlier . Kappa Alpha and Pi Beta Phi endorsed his candidacy as Ugliest . He easily outdistanced seven other candidates in the Alpha Phi Omega contest . A vote cost a penny , and A Phi O collected $3,123 for its campus projects . Photo source : Auburn University Photographic Services .
Date
1965
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- History Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 1342 x 1955 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
218A.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 3rd edition . 2013 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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