1971: Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley
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
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