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Pat Dye Field => Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on October 01, 2019, 03:23:34 PM

Title: Very Cool and Deserved
Post by: Snaggletiger on October 01, 2019, 03:23:34 PM
Strangely written in present tense, past tense and future tense.  But, you get the point.


Bruce Pearl gives Charles Barkley a Final Four ring
ByBrandon Marcello  (https://247sports.com/User/BrandonMarcello/)Sep 28, 5:52 PM 


(https://247sports.com/Player/Charles-Barkley-80186)Charles Barkley (https://247sports.com/Player/Charles-Barkley-80186) already has a statue outside Auburn Arena.

The NBA legend also has an Olympic gold medal as part of the "Dream Team."

What he never received during his fantastic career is a Final Four ring. Auburn coach (https://247sports.com/Coach/Bruce-Pearl-1196)Bruce Pearl (https://247sports.com/Coach/Bruce-Pearl-1196) changed all that on the sideline Saturday before the Tigers' football team kicked off against Mississippi State. Pearl, along with members of the 2019 Final Four Auburn team, gave Barkley a Final Four ring.

The 2018-19 team received their Final Four rings at Pearl's home Friday night. Former Auburn stars such as Bryce Brown and first-round pick (https://247sports.com/Player/Chuma-Okeke-84586)Chuma Okeke (https://247sports.com/Player/Chuma-Okeke-84586) are on campus to celebrate the Final Four appearance. Pearl's group will be recognized at halftime of the Mississippi State-Auburn game tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for shortly after 6 p.m. CT.