With football season about to start and the fact that I recently saw (and correctly identified – see below) a War Eagle flying above my house the other day here in Charlotte, NC, I thought I’d share a story I wrote six years ago on this very site, updated with some minor corrections. This was originally entitled ‘Eureka
‘ back in 2012.
Enjoy and as always, War Damn Eagle.
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I found it. The Holy Grail of obscure southern football lore. The reason and root of the famous War Eagle battle cry of Auburn football fans.