1905: Bob "Sponsor" Frazier
Title
1905 : Bob "Sponsor " Frazier
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the university . From page 90 : Bob Frazier , nicknamed "Sponsor " won the affection of Auburn athletes as their mascot , waterboy , trainer and unofficial cheerleader from the Gay Nineties to the Roaring Twenties . "Bob did everything for the players " a former football substitute recalled . "He cleaned their uniforms , bandaged their injuries , went on trips with them. " Sponsor stood in the back row next to Coach George Petrie when Auburn's first football team posed for its picture in 1892 . This photograph appeared in the 1905 Glomerata . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
1905
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University African Americans -- Alabama African Americans -- Education -- Alabama Auburn University -- Football Auburn University -- History Education, Higher -- Alabama Football -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Sports & Recreation -- Football
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 440 x 1293 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
084B.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
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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