Nike said, ‘Just do it’ and Auburn athletics did.

In a matter of days, Auburn will officially be a Nike school starting July 1st.

Over the years, Auburn has given us some classic looks in its traditional colors. From days of Terry Beasley to the backfield tandem of Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams. Auburn football has created many memories over the years.

Here’s a list of some of the best looks the Tigers have given us over the years:

The 1950’s and 1960’s: Before the “AU”

Auburn’s Bobby Hoppe helped anchor the Tigers first ever National Championship. In the times before helmet decals were a thing, Auburn displayed a middle strip representing the school colors on its early helmet styles.

Six years later in the Iron Bowl, Auburn added the side decal with the players numbers. Pretty unique that Alabama still does with its helmets in the 21st century.

1970’s: Pat, Terry, and the tear-aways

Arguably one of the greatest wide receivers in Auburn history, Terry Beasly was sporting the classic white see through jersey with the school colors striped on the side.

The 1971 Heisman trophy winner, Pat Sullivan, pictured with Archie Manning following the 1971 Gator Bowl, showing the signs of what many quarterbacks, and skill-position players looked like after a game. A torn-up jersey barely hanging on, something today’s updated athletic technology will never see again.

1980’s: Bo and orange face masks

The 80’s began to show the modern Auburn uniform look fans are used to seeing. Auburn decals on the helmet with the classic school stripes on the side.

Bo Jackson popularized the classic navy-blue look during his time with the Tigers. The Russell Athletic Brand jerseys raised an entire generation of Auburn fans we see still screaming in Jordan-Hare Stadium today.

In the only Sugar Bowl to end in a tie, Auburn went with the classic blue and white look. However, they did not go with a colored face mask like they did in the early part of the 80’s.

1990’s: Windbreakers and ties

Auburn went for a classic look ahead of the 1993 Iron Bowl. However, Auburn coach Terry Bowden is killing it in the Auburn quarter zip with the university-colored tie. That look in 2025 would put social media in a frenzy.

2000’s: Cadillac in a classic look

Cadillac Williams sporting the white-on-white combination is like opening a pandora’s box for some Auburn fans. With Russell Athletic brand at the peak of its era at Auburn, every running back wanted to look like Cadillac.

2010s: Cam makes a classic look iconic

Cam Newton brought new levels of aura to the Tigers uniform rocking the helmet visor and the half-cut arm sleeves. Now transitioning to the Under Armour era, Newton’s field drip matched the success Auburn had that season.

2020’s: Modern twists on classic looks

In 2022, Auburn turned back the clock with the orange face masks against Penn State. Popularized in the 80’s, this uniform paid homage to the Tigers who laid the foundation for where Auburn is today.

No wonder Jarquez Hunter rushed for a career-best 278 yards against Kentucky. Auburn took it back with the all-white Under Armour uniforms with the classic white face mask. Shades of Cadillac Williams when looking back on this look.

Through the years, Auburn has kept its tradition alive repping its original colors from the golden ages of the football program. Now officially in the Nike era, the Tigers look to inspire a new generation of fans with its historic colors and stripes.

Jerry Humphrey III covers Auburn sports forAL.com. You can follow him on X at @Jerryhump3or email him at [email protected].