Auburn Football Coach, 38”x47” poster signed by Ralph “Shug” Jordan, War Eagles

Description

Ideal gift for Football Collectors and College Football Fans.
Capt. Ralph “Shug” Jordan was more than a legend coach at Auburn, he was a WWII hero. A member of the U.S. Army’s First Engineer Special Brigade, Jordan was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his action during the D-Day invasion. He was part of the Utah Beach landing who would comment “there weren’t any atheists on those landing crafts. Everybody was praying to God and anybody that would listen.” The Jordan Era began in 1951. His teams won 175 games, 24 without a loss from 1956-58, won a national championship in 1957 and went to 12 bowls before he retired in 1975. "Shug" produced 20 All-Americans; he coached Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan, and Zeke Smith, Outland Trophy recipient. Coach Jordan died July 18, 1980.
Poster size 38”x47”
signed by the legend coach “Shug” Jordan. It was the winning streak of Jordan that Bama hired Paul “Bear” Bryant. Poster has a little discoloration on bottom approx 1.5"
Shipping Note:
If local pick up you will receive poster in frame. If shipping poster will be removed from frame and rolled shipped in a tube.