The Thoughts and Prayers of Bulldog Nation Are with the Auburn Family

by T Kyle King on Nov 6, 2011 7:48 PM EST

The time has come to begin getting geared up for the renewal of the ~~Deep~~ South’s Oldest Rivalry between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers, but, as I have noted before, there are times when even athletic rivalries as heated and longstanding as this one must be set aside, and this is one of those times.

Last Thursday, Evelyn Walker Jordan passed away in Auburn at the age of 98. Mrs. Jordan, who spent her formative years in the Peach State as a native of Augusta and a resident of Macon, was the widow of Ralph "Shug" Jordan, the longtime head football coach of the Plainsmen who spent five years in Athens as an assistant on Wally Butts’s coaching staff.

Mrs. Jordan’s funeral is set for tomorrow at Auburn’s Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. The family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Auburn University Foundation and designated for the benefit of the James Ralph and Evelyn W. Jordan Scholarship Fund.

Our condolences go out to the Jordan family, and to the Auburn family, on their loss.

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Well said Kyle. There are things bigger than football. Very sad news.

by ironhorsedawg on Nov 6, 2011 8:33 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

Coach Jordan was one of the great characters in southern football history

and condolences to the family of the woman that loved and supported him.

by pseudonymion on Nov 6, 2011 9:02 PM EST reply actions

What a fascinating life she must have lead.

by hbtd on Nov 6, 2011 9:09 PM EST reply actions

Shug Jordan was an intersesting guy, Condelences for the passing of his widow to the Auburn family

Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the Dawgs of war; - Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 1

by Vietnam Dog on Nov 6, 2011 9:11 PM EST reply actions

Condolences to her family and the Auburn faithful.

Editor, Dawg Sports.

Go Dawgs!

by vineyarddawg on Nov 6, 2011 9:14 PM EST reply actions

my thoughts are with her family

by AFCsouthchamp on Nov 6, 2011 10:26 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

She will always be a special lady ...

… in the hearts of the Auburn faithful. Thanks T Kyle for this post of condolences. Very classy of you.

AubTigerman
"The reason you come to Auburn is because of Auburn people.This is a special place, from the coaches all the way to the fans" - Andrew McCain OT

by aubtigerman on Nov 7, 2011 12:21 PM EST reply actions

Thanks, aubtigerman.

As I noted, there are some things that transcend sports rivalries. Respect for Southern ladies and support for your neighbor in time of grieving, even if it’s the neighbor with whom you have been and will continue to be feuding, are two of them.

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Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Nov 7, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions