Former Auburn running back Tommy Lorino passed away Monday, the university announced in a press release.
The former Tiger averaged a 8.44 yards a carry in 1956, was a member of the 1957 national championship team and the undefeated 1958 Tigers.
"After that Tennessee game, Coach Jordan never lost confidence in him, his teammates never lost confidence in him, he never lost confidence in himself," said former Auburn athletics director David Housel. "He turned out to be one of the best Auburn ever had."
He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 after a high school career in Bessemer, a college career at Auburn and becoming a familiar face around the SEC as a football official for more than 25 years. He led the nation in rushing average in 1956, also punting and playing defense. He was an outfielder for Auburn’s 1958 SEC champion baseball team.
Lorino and his 1957 national champion teammates were honored last September at Jordan-Hare Stadium. He lived in Panama City, Florida. Funeral arrangements were pending Monday.
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