Auburn to retire Heisman profitable QB Cam Newton’s No. 2 jersey

Auburn will retire the No. 2 jersey of Cam Newton, the previous Tigers quarterback who received the Heisman Trophy in 2010 earlier than main the group to a nationwide title that season.

The retirement ceremony will happen Oct. 11 throughout Auburn’s rivalry sport in opposition to Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Newton will be a part of fellow Heisman winners Pat Sullivan (No. 7) and Bo Jackson (No. 34) in addition to record-setting broad receiver Terry Beasley (No. 88) as the one Auburn gamers to have their numbers retired.

In 2010, Newton and cornerback Aairon Savage each wore No. 2, which has not been given out because the nationwide championship sport.

In a video posted to social media by Auburn on Monday, athletic director John Cohen and deputy AD Tim Jackson knowledgeable Newton of the jersey retirement whereas he was recording an interview on the faculty’s soccer facility.

“Auburn will always be home to me,” Newton stated in a press release. “The national championship we won in 2010 was a special moment, and to have my jersey retired alongside legends like Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson, and Terry Beasley is an incredible honor that I’ll cherish forever. War Eagle!”

Newton performed just one yr at Auburn after beginning his school profession at Florida after which spending 2009 at Blinn College in Texas. He grew to become the primary SEC participant to report 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 dashing yards in a season. He had 2,854 passing yards and 1,473 dashing yards and accounted for 51 touchdowns (30 passing, 20 dashing, 1 receiving) whereas serving to Auburn to a 14-0 report and the championship win in opposition to Oregon.

Newton swept the key school soccer honors in 2010, profitable the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Manning and Davey O’Brien awards in addition to AP Player of the Year.

He performed 11 NFL seasons, 10 of them for the Carolina Panthers, who drafted him No. 1 in 2011. Newton received NFL MVP honors in 2015 and helped the Panthers to the Super Bowl, the place they misplaced to Denver.