Before he was a Carolina Panthers legend, Cam Newton was a University of Auburn legend. So before there was a No. 1, there was a No. 2.
But that won’t be the case, at least for the Tigers’ football program, any longer—as the school announced on Monday that they will retire Newton’s No. 2 jersey this upcoming season.
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Newton’s lone year at Auburn is regarded as one of, if the not greatest season in college football history. That storybook 2010 campaign saw the Atlanta, Ga. native pass for 2,908 yards and 30 touchdowns and run for 1,473 yards and 20 more scores en route to a landslide victory of the Heisman Trophy and the second-ever national championship in Auburn’s history.
His efforts helped him become the first overall selection of the 2011 NFL draft—a pick made, of course, by the Panthers.
Auburn is set to officially retire Newton’s number on Oct. 11, before the Tigers take on the Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Newton will be the fourth Tiger to have his number retired—joining Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley.
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