AUBURN, Ala. -- A handful of speakers walked onto a makeshift stage inside Auburn Arena on Thursday afternoon and tried to summon the right words to explain the lives and impact of Rod and Paula Bramblett. Five days removed from the tragic car accident that resulted in their deaths, friends and co-workers told stories of the man who gave voice to an entire community and the woman who was the rock that made it all possible.
Rod Bramblett, a legendary play-by-play announcer of Auburn football and basketball games since 2003, was described as the most kind, decent, professional man you could ever hope to meet.