AUBURN, AL : Auburn announcer Rod Bramblett, wife killed in auto accident on Saturday, 1st June 2019

Rod Bramblett, the longtime radio announcer for Auburn football and basketball games, and his wife were killed in a two-vehicle accident. He was 53.

Bramblett died Saturday night at UAB Hospital in Birmingham from a head injury, Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said Sunday. Paula Bramblett, who worked in Auburn's Information Technology Department. died in the emergency room at East Alabama Medical Center from internal injuries,

"All of us in the Auburn family are devastated by the tragic passing of Rod and Paula Bramblett," athletic director Allen Greene said. He noted Bramblett's "fervent" love for Auburn.

"You could hear it coming through the radio loud and clear each time he exclaimed 'Touchdown Auburn!'" Greene said.

The 16-year-old driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The driver's name was not released. Harris said alcohol was not a factor in the accident, which is still under investigation.

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