Auburn announced Saturday night that it will build a statue of Charles Barkley outside Auburn Arena.
Barkley's statue will be the first on campus to immortalize a former athlete who didn't play football. The school has erected statues for its three Heisman Trophy winners: Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan and Cam Newton.
Barkley played at Auburn from 1981 to '84 before being drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers and going on to a Hall of Fame NBA career.