| Summary: | This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 217: Auburn discus thrower Jim Dillion, a two-time NCAA champion, was dubbed "One in a Million Dillion" by AP writer Vernon Butler in 1951. The next year he finished third in the Olympic Games at Helsinki, Finland. He won the discus throw three times at Southeastern Conference meets and in 1954 also won the shot put. Perhaps most signficant, his discus throw of 180 feet, 8 inches in 1954 was still an Auburn record more than 42 years later. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
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