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Harvey Updyke, Who Poisoned the Trees in Toomer's Corner, Has Died

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July 31, 2020 at 9:32pm
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As reported by AL.com, emphasis added.

Harvey Updyke, the Alabama football fan who made national headlines when he poisoned trees at Auburn University’s Toomer’s Corner in 2010, has died.

His son Bear Updyke told AL.com that --

Bear Updyke. Let that marinate for a moment. Okay, let's continue.

His son Bear Updyke told AL.com that his father died Thursday afternoon of natural causes in Louisiana, where he had been living. He was 71.

Now read this, posted eight days prior to his passing.

That tweet is probably clear of the HIPAA police, as the patient's identity and condition were not explicitly shared. Either way, Alabama's most famous Gump not named Forrest is no longer with us. RIP.

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