Customer Reviews

Auburn University Football Vault (College Vault)

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I had a chance to see a review copy of this book, 'Auburn University Football Vault' by David Housel. The author served as Auburn's Sports Information Director from 1981-1994, and then as Auburn's Director of Athletics from 1994-2005. He is the definitve 'Auburn Man', who knows more about Auburn's sports history than anyone!

I have been waiting for this book for years, but did not know it until I actually read it. This lovingly done interactive book is a treasure for Auburn, and all football fans across the country. If you want to see/read a great photographic and narrative book to learn about Auburn's great football heritage from 1892-2006, I highly recommend that one purchases this book.

The historical replica pullouts alone are worth the price of the book. Add to that the great photography and narrative by Housel, and I would think that this book would cost $100.00. But, it doesn't.

A great book for Father's Day.

It doesn't get much better than this. This book is a must for any Auburn fan and I highly recommend it. The content and replica memorabilia are unlike any book I've ever owned. Thank you Mr. Housel and War Eagle!!!!!!!!

This book is so impressive, and it is much more than just a book, it truly is a VAULT, filled with wonderful memorabilia tucked inside and a great history of football at a great university. I was so impressed I purchased it as gifts for my two sons, who are dedicated Auburn fans. WAR EAGLE!!!!

My husband and I are die-hard Auburn fans and I always give him some sort of Auburn gift for Christmas but how many T-shirts, caps & mugs can one person have? This past Christmas in search of something really different I bought the AUBURN VAULT book and IT WAS OUTSTANDING!!!!! My son and I spent about 2 hours looking at it when I brought it home - all the while watching the front door for any signs of my husband. We could hardly tear ourselves away from it to wrap it. MY HUSBAND ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT!! We look at it all the time remembering past games and experiences. A MUST HAVE FOR ANY AUBURN FAN!!

Sharing the status of Auburn Alumni with a favorite client, i thought this book would be a perfect Christmas gift for him. Not only did he absolutely love it, but i received a letter from his wife telling me it was his prized Christmas gift of '07. She said he kept it on the table by his chair and jumped at the chance to share it with anyone who came through the door. It is truly a vault of the best memorabilia. There are old rally caps, football tickets and footage from some of the great players and coaches that's completely unseen or heard before David Housel eloquent account of the history of Auburn Football. No matter the age of the fan, this book is truly a prized possession.

I bought this book for my dad who is so hard to buy gifts for. He's usually pleased with something from Auburn (t-shirts, etc) and I happened upon this and ordered it not knowing what it was. It came yesterday and I am so very HAPPY and excited to give this to my dad, the biggest Auburn fan ever! This book is amazing with all ticket replicas and bumper stickers. I can not wait until he opens this on Christmas. It is well worth the $40.00 and I am extremely surprised it doesn't cost more. Get this book if you have an Auburn fan in your life! You will be their BFF :)

If you a War Eagle Fan, this book needs to be on your coffee table. It traces the great history of Auburn Football for the last 100 years.

Item arrived very quickly and was perfect. I know my son-in-law will love this. Thank so much for a very easy transaction.

The Vault books are well done. I have the LSU one and gave the Auburn one as a gift. They have a good history of the football program from it's earliest days with lots of photographs of teams, the stadium through its stages of growth, coaches, etc. A unique aspect is they have inserts which are replicas of old team rosters, training schedules, bowl games tickets, etc. which is a touch I've never seen before. Both were written by a local authority on the program.

I found this book to be quite interesting with the history of the university and my son really likes it. However, I was disappointed with the book in it's appearance. I purchased the Alabama University Football Vault from a book store here in town and it was awesome, however, they did not have the Auburn book, so when I received this book I was able to compare it (the same people put out both books). First, I was disappointed that it only went through 2007 (Alabama's went to 2009); second, as I looked through the pages, some having memorabilia on them, I found that the tape had dried out and was not sticking so, I went to the store and bought some double sided tape to put it back together; and third, since I paid more for this book (about $10), I was surprised at it's condition since it was supposed to be "new". It really didn't compare to the other book. I guess that's what happens when something has been sitting on a shelf since 2007.

This is the first time I have ever been disappointed in anything that I received through Amazon.