At the game's end, the eagle took a sudden dive, crashed into the ground, and died. But the War Eagle battle cry lived on to become a symbol of the proud Auburn spirit.
It has been a part of Auburn's spirit for more than years. Since the first War Eagle, there have been seven others throughout Auburn's history that have served as a symbol of the Auburn spirit and kept alive the legendary battle cry. A ceremony marking the transition will be held at halftime of the Nov. The eagle suddenly broke free and circled the field as Auburn began to take the lead over Georgia. A second legend begins in , when Auburn was up against the Carlisle Indians.
Another version of the story comes from Indian lore. During a pep rally, a student dressed in a military uniform saw a metal emblem of an eagle fall from his hat. Six golden eagles throughout Auburn history have served as the honorary war eagle, the first being the Civil War-era eagle, born from legend. The toughest player on the Carlisle Indian team in was named Bald Eagle. In an effort to tire him out, Auburn began to run play after play straight at him. Without huddling, the quarterback would simply yell out, "bald eagle" and the Tigers would attack.
Spectators mistook "bald eagle" for "war eagle" and began shouting it every time the Tigers came to the line. When Lucy Hairston scored the game-winning touchdown for Auburn, he supposedly yelled "War Eagle," and a new Auburn tradition was born. During a Langdon Hall pep rally in the undefeated season of , the head cheerleader said, "If we are going to win this game, we are going to have to go out there and fight, because this means war.
Asked what it was, he reportedly shouted, "It's a War Eagle. So not that this is a surprise to anyone here, but Auburn an institution of 'higher learning' has a 'war cry' that is grammatically incorrect.
SavannahDare Hall of Fame. Jul 23, 15, 82 NW Florida. They are not "the War Eagles. As much as I don't like to like it, I do. Watching that eagle soar around like that is pretty gosh darn cool. Too bad it's at Jordan-Hare. Their mascot is a tiger. They call him Aubie. I call him ugly. Seriously, it's one of the ugliest mascots ever. Very cool to have a live tiger down there. Thats not an eagle flying in a circle at hair-dye Thats a buzzard with a mask on.
Im sorry but that's not cool where I come from. Its down right embarrassing and kiddy high school mentality just like everything else they do down at the farm.
Why Thank you. Ill take that as a compliment Savannah. Oct 16, 1, 0 55 39 Birmingham, AL. Well, seriously, I would like to know the story as to where "war eagle" came from, made up or not. I remember hearing it a long time ago, but it made no sense and I can't remember it now. Crimson Hawk Hall of Fame.
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