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<blockquote data-quote="J. T." data-source="post: 807286" data-attributes="member: 289"><p>Hey Alan,</p><p>I know exactly what "War Eagle " means. While there are about three stories as to the origin of the Auburn battle cry, the one most accepted goes as follows; In the 1890's as Auburn was playing Georgia, the Tigers were losing. In the crowd on the Auburn side was a Confederate veteran with an eagle that he rescued during the war. Seems he had found a young injured eagle on the battle field and nursed it back to health and kept it as a pet. Now old, the eagle accompanied the soldier to the game. Suddenly the eagle broke free and began to soar above the football field. As it did, Auburn rallied and defeated Georgia. The students began to yell "War Eagle!" As the game ended the old eagle, having given his all for the Auburn Tigers, fell to his death in the end zone. Thus started one of the oldest traditions in college sports, the battle cry of "War Eagle!" Auburn has maintained an eagle mascot since the early 1960's. These birds are unable to be returned to the wild and are housed at the Raptor Rehabilitation Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J. T., post: 807286, member: 289"] Hey Alan, I know exactly what "War Eagle " means. While there are about three stories as to the origin of the Auburn battle cry, the one most accepted goes as follows; In the 1890's as Auburn was playing Georgia, the Tigers were losing. In the crowd on the Auburn side was a Confederate veteran with an eagle that he rescued during the war. Seems he had found a young injured eagle on the battle field and nursed it back to health and kept it as a pet. Now old, the eagle accompanied the soldier to the game. Suddenly the eagle broke free and began to soar above the football field. As it did, Auburn rallied and defeated Georgia. The students began to yell "War Eagle!" As the game ended the old eagle, having given his all for the Auburn Tigers, fell to his death in the end zone. Thus started one of the oldest traditions in college sports, the battle cry of "War Eagle!" Auburn has maintained an eagle mascot since the early 1960's. These birds are unable to be returned to the wild and are housed at the Raptor Rehabilitation Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University. [/QUOTE]
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