Title	1971: Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley
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 253: Auburn's candidates for college football's greatest passing combination: quarterback Pat Sullivan (7) and split end Terry Beasley (88). Sullivan threw 53 touchdown passes and Beasley caught 30 in three varsity seasons. Both were consensus All-Americans as seniors in 1971 when the Tigers won their first nine games, then lost to Alabama 31-7 and in the Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma, 40-22. They are remembered on The Plain as "Bama Beaters" winning three of four from The Tide. The Auburn freshman team in 1968 fell behind Bama 27-0, but fought back to win, 36-27. Two years later, with the varsity Tigers trailing Alabama, 7-17, Sullivan reminded Beasley of the earlier rally. "Come on Bease" he said. "We're going to beat 'em just like we did when we were freshmen." And so Auburn did, 33-28. Photo source: AU Photographic Services.
Date	1971
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Football Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Football -- Alabama Football players -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Male college students -- Alabama Universities and colleges -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education Sports & Recreation -- Football History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 2233 x 2768 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p229071.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 2nd edition. 1996.
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