--- title: Football: Helmet Worn by Auburn Tigers' Chris Davis Sells for $47K description: The helmet Auburn kick returner Chris Davis wore in last year's Iron Bowl sold for $47,190 on Sunday canonical: https://time.com/3554485/auburn-helmet-college-football-iron-bowl/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-03T16:16:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:10:52.238Z article:section: Sports og:title: Auburn Helmet Worn During Iron Bowl Sells for $47K og:description: Headgear worn by kick returner Chris Davis og:url: https://time.com/3554485/auburn-helmet-college-football-iron-bowl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f894ac746a7aca5/698763e755a8594e88a838c9/auburn-footbal.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A member of Auburn Tigers cheer team waves a flag during their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 30, 2013 in Auburn, Ala. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Auburn Helmet Worn During Iron Bowl Sells for $47K twitter:description: Headgear worn by kick returner Chris Davis twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f894ac746a7aca5/698763e755a8594e88a838c9/auburn-footbal.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Auburn Helmet Worn During Iron Bowl Sells for $47K by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Nov 3, 2014 4:16 PM UTC  A member of Auburn Tigers cheer team waves a flag during their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 30, 2013 in Auburn, Ala. A member of Auburn Tigers cheer team waves a flag during their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 30, 2013 in Auburn, Ala.Kevin C. Cox—Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Nov 3, 2014 4:16 PM UTC The helmet that Auburn kick returner Chris Davis wore during last year’s Iron Bowl [sold](http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/%5F/id/11808223/chris-davis-auburn-helmet-109-yard-play-2013-iron-bowl-sells-47k) on Sunday for more than $47,000. The headgear, which was signed by Davis and earned $47,190 as part of an auction, went to an Auburn alum, ESPN reports. Davis had returned a missed 57-yard field goal by the rival Alabama Crimson Tide for 109 yards, winning the game and sending the Tigers on to the championship. \[[_ESPN_](http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/%5F/id/11808223/chris-davis-auburn-helmet-109-yard-play-2013-iron-bowl-sells-47k)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3554485/auburn-helmet-college-football-iron-bowl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3554485/auburn-helmet-college-football-iron-bowl/"},"headline":"Auburn Helmet Worn During Iron Bowl Sells for $47K","datePublished":"2014-11-03T16:16:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:10:52.238Z","description":"Headgear worn by kick returner Chris Davis","url":"https://time.com/3554485/auburn-helmet-college-football-iron-bowl/","keywords":["College football","alabama","Football"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f894ac746a7aca5/698763e755a8594e88a838c9/auburn-footbal.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f894ac746a7aca5/698763e755a8594e88a838c9/auburn-footbal.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A member of Auburn Tigers cheer team waves a flag during their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 30, 2013 in Auburn, Ala.","caption":"A member of Auburn Tigers cheer team waves a flag during their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 30, 2013 in Auburn, Ala.","creditText":"Kevin C. 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