This Week @ AU

Thom Gossom Jr., actor, author, athlete and Auburn alumnus, will read from his memoir, "Walk-On," Thursday, Nov. 6, from 6-7 p.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The reading and a following reception are free and open to the public. "Walk-on" is Gossom's coming-of-age memoir, set in the culturally changing Alabama of the 1970s, and it details his experiences as the first black athlete to graduate from Auburn. He will be signing copies of the book, which will be available for purchase at the museum. Gossom not only walked on, he started three of his four football seasons for coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan and lettered as a wide receiver from 1972-1974. He was Auburn's second black scholarship football player to complete his eligibility, James Owens being the first. Gossom is a Birmingham native and 1975 mass communication graduate from Auburn. He is an accomplished actor as well, with television credits that include West Wing, Boston Legal, Close to Home, Jack and Bobby and My Wife and Kids. His film credits include Fight Club, The Chamber, Jeepers Creepers II and XXX State of the Union. The event is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and Auburn Alumni Association. To read the news release, visit http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/579.

Tags: alumni, jcsm, thom gossom

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