Former Auburn football coach and QB inducted into Alabama Sports HOF

Former Auburn football quarterback Jason Campbell and head coach Tommy Tuberville will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 9.

Campbell and Tuberville had a ton of success in their time on the Plains. The 2004 SEC Player of the Year, Campbell, played three seasons for the Tigers and started every season under coach Tuberville. A season to remember for them was the 2004 season, which saw many honors and achievements by the team. Auburn finished undefeated in the SEC and won the conference championship. The Tigers went on to win the 2005 Sugar Bowl.

“The 2004 team will go down as one of the best teams in the history of Auburn sports,” Campbell said. “That team was about more than just one person. A lot of guys played key roles and helped pave the way for one another, and the strong sense of leadership we had."

Campbell went on to be drafted alongside his teammates Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams, who can all now say they are a part of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Under coach Tuberville, the Tigers were 85-40, winning five SEC Western Division titles, six straight Iron Bowls, and achieving a 13-0 record in 2004, capped off with a Sugar Bowl victory against Virginia Tech. He was recognized as the SEC Coach of the Year and AP Coach of the Year that season.

“Thank you, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, for this honor,” Tuberville said on his social media account. “Coaching is about so much more than football. It was an honor to educate, mentor and teach my players the importance of grit, perseverance and hard work. War Eagle.”

The two will go into the hall of fame on Saturday, May 9, as part of the 58th annual induction at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel.