Pat Sullivan: The Man, The Myth, Auburn

Since the events of last weekend we have all had time to process the highest of highs and the lowest of lows with the passing of Pat Sullivan. My father, who instilled my great love for Auburn, was kind enough to pin some of his thoughts on Pat and what he meant to Auburn people then, now and forever.

Amid the euphoria of Saturday’s win over bumma came the sobering news that Pat Sullivan had died. I was aware that he had been battling throat cancer for several years and had stepped down from coaching at Samford because of it. It was the spring of 1971 when I realized a dream and began work on a Master’s at Auburn. I was a lifelong Auburn fan and was absolutely giddy at the prospect of…