Editor’s Note: These stories reflect AL.com ‘s look back at the legendary Auburn career of Cam Newton as he returns to Auburn for his jersey retirement vs. Georgia on Oct. 11 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

This is an opinion column.

The Greatest of All Time.

It’s a debate without a definitive answer -- one that’s absurdly open-ended, generationally biased, and prone to hyperbole.

Narrow this to our time, and the answer is easy.

Cam Newton.

Period.

Zoom in to rate the most outstanding single season, the 2010 exhibition sets a standard that’s hard to beat.

Cameron Jerrell Newton was a shooting star that skipped through the college football night’s sky with a dominance that can’t be overstated.

Auburn’s decision to retire his No. 2 jersey Saturday night at the Georgia game offers t

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