Aubie proudly marched into the Birmingham - Jefferson County Civic Center on Feb. 28 , 1979 .
Aubie proudly helped lead first - year Auburn coach Sonny Smith 's team to an upset of Vanderbilt in his first appearance as a live tiger mascot .
Aubie proudly marched into the Birmingham - Jefferson County Civic Center on Feb. 28 , 1979 , and helped lead first - year Auburn coach Sonny Smith 's team to an upset of Vanderbilt in his first appearance as a live tiger mascot .