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Look at this limey bastard @Nutriaitch !
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Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
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Could the biggest Auburn University fan in the world live across the ocean? He’s a fan who has never seen an Auburn sporting event in person. He has Auburn greats tattooed on his arms, and he has a dog named “Gus," right in the heart of England.
Drive an hour northeast of Liverpool, and you will find him. Paul Mortimer lives in the small town of Westhoughton, where dreams come true.
Paul works as an IT engineer for the local city council. He performs on weekends, singing and playing his guitar. Mortimer may live in England, but Paul Mortimer loves country music. Of course, good country music comes from the good ‘ole south in good ‘ole USA.
Paul Mortimer
Over 10 years ago, Paul was searching for a country music station on the internet and came across a station from Montgomery, Alabama. In between songs, the DJs would often offer updated scores on Auburn football. “What is this Auburn football?” Paul thought to himself; football to him involved set pieces and corner kicks.
The fall of 2013 arrived in the land of soccer, and in November of that year, Paul’s heart skipped a beat. “The Alabama-Auburn game was being televised in the United Kingdom,” Paul told me. “I decided to see what American football was all about.”
Paul Mortimer picked quite a game to learn about American football. Auburn’s Chris Davis shocked the world. Thousands of fans flooded the field. The Kick Six sent chills down Paul Mortimer’s spine. It was the beginning of a 10-year love affair with the orange and blue.
Paul began streaming everything Auburn: Basketball, baseball, softball gymnastics, even equestrian. He decided to have some fun and created a Facebook page called British Auburn Fan. That’s when the floodgates opened.
“It has been so exciting,” Paul tells me. “Finding Auburn memorabilia in England is nearly impossible, but an amazing thing happened. Auburn fans from all over the world started sending me memorabilia. T-shirts and caps, clothing, mugs, shakers, license plates and letters.”
Paul Mortimer
It’s March of 2023, and Peter’s home in England has become a shrine to the Tigers. Orange and blue everywhere. His wife Allie and kids Kora, Adam and Isaac are just going with it. Auburn everywhere – Peter even has famous Auburn players tattooed on his arms.
In Westhoughton, England, the town folks work hard, just like they do across the pond. Paul wanted to visit Auburn a few years back, but he lost his father to COVID-19. The following year, Allie broke her back in several places, so Paul stayed in England with his wife. But two days ago, Paul Mortimer’s dream was getting close to becoming a reality.
“It’s really happening,” Paul told me. “This week, I booked my flight to Auburn. I’m going to the Iron Bowl this fall!”
Paul Mortimer
It will be the first time that Paul has seen an Auburn game of any sort in person. “I can’t wait,” Paul Mortimer told me. It’s going to be the most memorable trip of my life.”
And that is the story of the biggest Auburn fan in the world.
A man who lives in the small town of Westhoughton, England.
Where dreams really do come true.
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Nutriaitch
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Look at this limey bastard @Nutriaitch !
Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
and they wonder why we fought 2 wars against them.
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If their residents are becoming Auburn fans after watching one game of "American" (aka Real) football, you know they're a bunch of punk bitches!
EDIT: For the record, with their history of hooliganism and destruction of public property after losing soccer games, I would have thought that the Gumps would be a more fitting fan affiliation for them...Same terrible dental hygiene as well!
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Nutriaitch
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stop!
i don’t want to become friends with you so quit now before we start getting along.
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Don't listen to the critics, man. You just keep living those very small dreams.Look at this limey bastard @Nutriaitch !
Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
Father of three from England: How he became one of the world's biggest Auburn fans
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Nutriaitch
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dude is from an hour away from Liverpool.
that town still has an Embassy to the Confederate States of America
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Sounds like we should have shipped Ohio native and the first president of LSU across the pond to take care of business.
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gregorylee
I'd rather be napping!!
HA, I had no idea that "He" was the 1st prez of LSU! There is an immense amount of irony there (not like his bonfire got that far west I guess...)
Nutriaitch
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There’s a reason why you have more LSU guests on this site than any other SEC fanbase
because they banned Gatorubet for his wall of texts.
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