Auburn University to unveil Aubie statue on Saturday, Feb. 24

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Auburn University to unveil Aubie statue on Saturday, Feb. 24

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Auburn University announced Tuesday that it will unveil a bronze statue of Aubie the Tiger on Saturday, Feb. 24.  

The unveiling will take place at the Harold D. Melton Student Center front entrance with President Christopher Roberts, Bobby Woodard, the Auburn Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and other leaders of the university attending.   

The base of the Aubie statue at the Harold D. Melton Student Center as construction continues on January 23.

This announcement comes shortly after Aubie won his 11th UCA National Championship in January. 

Aubie was originally created as a cartoon character by Birmingham Post-Herald artist Phil Neel in 1959 and he appeared in costume for the first time in 1979. 

The Aubie statue was a $300,000 project, funded completely by donations and created by sculptor Alison Caswell at Firebird Bronze Foundry in Troutsdale, Oregon. In the past, Caswell created bronze likenesses of mascots including the Oregon Duck, Michigan State University's Sparty and Buc-ee the Beaver.The statue will be sculpted through a process called lost wax casting that will use a colored patina to bring Aubie to life. 

The project was approved in April of 2023 by the Auburn University Board of Trustees.

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[Quietmaninthecorner 1,945]

I dig this.  I wonder what pose Aubie will be in.   He has some classics.    

[aubiefifty 16,790]

23 minutes ago, Quietmaninthecorner said:

I dig this.  I wonder what pose Aubie will be in.   He has some classics.    

does he have more championships than most of the other sports? 11 i think.......

[Mikey 16,597]

3 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

does he have more championships than most of the other sports? 11 i think.......

I believe that only swimming and diving have more national championships than Aubie.

[NCAubs 376]

10 hours ago, Quietmaninthecorner said:

I dig this.  I wonder what pose Aubie will be in.   He has some classics.    

I have to think it will be the classic upright pose with a number one on one hand and the other hand on his hip.  
 

I could also see both hands to the sky.  

[NCAubs 376]

On 2/22/2024 at 9:53 PM, NCAubs said:

I have to think it will be the classic upright pose with a number one on one hand and the other hand on his hip.  

I was half right.  For those of you who have seen it (or at least pictures), what do you think?   The bronze and color contrast is not my favorite thing but overall, I like it.