That tradition began in 1972. I remember because I was in the band. At that time, the Iron Bowl was held in Birmingham because they didn't want to come to Auburn. Our busses would load and unload on College Street, one of the two which formed Toomer's Corner as the Band Room was in one of the nearby buildings. The game ended with a beautiful fourth quarter when we got a gift from heaven, blocked two of their punts and each was run in for TDs. The score ended, 17 - 16! It was always fun to come back to town after victories and we are still celebrating that particular victory (I broke up with my boyfriend that day because of that victory. He said we didn't deserve to win!) Anyway, as we were unloading the busses, the cheerleaders showed up. Spirits were still high although the game had been over for around five or six hours. We all started cheering, we put our horns together and played, and then, someone started throwing toilet paper. Oila! A tradition was born.
This picture was taken the morning after the National Championship in 2011. I was at that party.