Rod Bramblett

Snaggletiger · « **on:** May 25, 2019, 11:26:21 PM »

Bramblett and his wife in a horrific wreck tonight. Preliminary reports are that his wife has passed and he is hanging on. Hit in the rear by a 16 year old on Shug Jordan Parkway.

Kaos · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:48:00 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on May 25, 2019, 11:26:21 PM

Bramblett and his wife in a horrific wreck tonight. Preliminary reports are that his wife has passed and he is hanging on. Hit in the rear by a 16 year old on Shug Jordan Parkway.

That's horrible. Having been there, the physical damage is only a small part of it. Wish I knew what to say.

CCTAU · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:01:56 AM »

Thatâ€™s horrible. Hopefully he can pull through. Life will never be the same.
Prayers for him and his family.

oldautiger · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:10:36 AM »

https://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/voice-of-the-auburn-tigers-rod-bramblett-critically-injured-wife/article_1bddb256-7f61-11e9-bbe4-03c154fc8dd2.html

RIP Rod and Paula

CCTAU · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:14:14 AM »

I just saw they both died. Dammit man.

GH2001 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:27:24 AM »

This just sucks. No words. Just numb.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:29:01 AM »

Kaos · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:30:28 AM »

I feel sick.

GH2001 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2019, 09:00:08 AM »

After Jim died, Rod took the torch like a champ and did the damn near impossible which was filling Jimâ€™s huge shoes.

He did as good of a job as one could have done and became great in his own right. The raw emotion he displayed by only someone who was somewhat personally invested in the team was evident. And I loved it.

Godspeed Rod.

This really fâ€”-n sucks.

The Six · « **Reply #9 on:** May 26, 2019, 09:27:37 AM »

A great voice silenced far too soon. Thoughts and prayers with the Bramblett's kids and the kid still hanging on in the hospital involved in the accident. Tragic.

bottomfeeder · « **Reply #10 on:** May 26, 2019, 10:36:08 AM »

This is so tragic that words just escape me. Prayers to the Bramblett family and the family of the youngster who survived. Unbelievable.

CCTAU · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2019, 12:34:13 PM »

â€œThere goes Davis. There goes Davis...â€

Always have that ingrained in my mind.

Kaos · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:10:45 PM »

And now Bart Starr died so that'll be the end of it as far as the media is concerned. They'll be moving on to that.

Kaos · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2019, 11:50:07 AM »

Funeral Thursday.

Public memorial service prior.

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2019/05/memorial-service-announced-for-voice-of-the-auburn-tigers-rod-bramblett-and-wife-paula

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2019, 02:17:02 PM »

Rod was ga for a class I took. Maybe 10 folks in it. I think it was one of his first while he was a grad student.

Not saying this just because he died. But he was a natural at teaching . Guy was not much older than me but he was ahead of his time. He was engaging and encouraged discussions. He was a sit on top of the desk type and walk around.

I was skeptical after Jim died. After all, he was a legendary in my book.

Rod filled the shoes. Embraced Jim and the opportunity. He was down to earth and a genuinely nice guy.

And it is definitely not fair that two teenage kids are now without a dad or a mom.

I just donâ€™t get it.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2019, 08:17:44 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on May 27, 2019, 02:17:02 PM

Rod was ga for a class I took. Maybe 10 folks in it. I think it was one of his first while he was a grad student.

Not saying this just because he died. But he was a natural at teaching . Guy was not much older than me but he was ahead of his time. He was engaging and encouraged discussions. He was a sit on top of the desk type and walk around.

I was skeptical after Jim died. After all, he was a legendary in my book.

Rod filled the shoes. Embraced Jim and the opportunity. He was down to earth and a genuinely nice guy.

And it is definitely not fair that two teenage kids are now without a dad or a mom.

I just donâ€™t get it.

Well said, Rob.

Kaos · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2019, 09:31:41 AM »

I didnâ€™t know him and donâ€™t want to make out like I did. But back when I had sideline passes and pressbox access I did cross paths with him several times.

Jay Jacobs was the antithesis of an Auburn man. Pompous, condescending, smarmy, oily, self-important. Bramblett was the opposite. The guy exuded Auburn spirit. He was friendly and gracious to everybody in the box (much like David Housel was). Clearly respected and appreciated by all.

He loved Auburn. You could hear it in his voice. And he wasnâ€™t afraid to be disappointed or critical when we stunk it up. Iâ€™m going to miss that. Fyffe was a legendary broadcaster. Rod was Auburn. I canâ€™t get my head around how itâ€™s going to be now. Where do we go from here?

Godfather · « **Reply #17 on:** May 28, 2019, 09:49:08 AM »

Just an FYI Rod and Paula had two kids a girl, Shelby, Sophmore at Auburn and a boy, Joshua, a 10th grader. If y'all can spare anything a family friend setup a gofundme.

https://www.gofundme.com/rod-and-paula-bramblett-family-memorial-fund

Godfather · « **Reply #18 on:** May 28, 2019, 12:19:07 PM »

Fucking Tim Cook...War Damn Eagle. *Shivers*

Bramblett Memorial Fund which by the way is not even 24 hours old yet is up to $186,000

Gotta love the AU family!!!

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #19 on:** May 28, 2019, 01:41:42 PM »

Whatever. The important thing is what time Bart Starr's funeral is.