There was a time when no one envied Rod Bramblett. More than a few said there would never be anyone as beloved as the late Jim Fyffe. His catch phrase, Touchdown Auburn! was as much tradition as Toomer’s lemonade.
None of that talk seemed to bother Bramblett, who is now in his 13th year as Auburn’s play-by-play announcer for football, men’s basketball and baseball. Over the years, he’s found his own voice, while continuing to honor the man he succeeded. Today, he too is an Auburn tradition.
Bramblett’s first book, Touchdown Auburn!, Carrying on the Tradition of the Auburn Tigers (Triumph Books) is due out tomorrow, and I recently had a chance to preview it.