Longtime Auburn broadcaster Paul Ellen dies at age 75
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 5, 2026, 8:30 PM
Last updated Jun 5, 2026
Paul Ellen, the longtime voice of Auburn athletics, has died at the age of 75. He was integral to the Auburn broadcast team for baseball, basketball, and football, serving as the football radio play-by-play announcer for several years and the radio host since 1990. Auburn Athletics recognized Ellen's contributions, highlighting him as a trusted voice for five decades. His passing prompted condolences from various members of the Auburn community, including head baseball coach Butch Thompson and broadcaster Brad Law. Ellen graduated from Auburn in 1975 and later worked at Southern Miss before returning to Auburn to help build the student-run radio station, WEGL.
- •Ellen served as Auburn's football radio host since 1990.
- •He was involved in Auburn's radio broadcasts for over 50 years.
- •Auburn Athletics, Thompson, and Law commemorated his legacy.
- •Ellen graduated from Auburn in 1975.
- •He helped establish WEGL, Auburn's student-run radio station.
- 8:30 PMYahoo Sports — Longtime Auburn broadcaster Paul Ellen dead at 75
"Longtime Auburn broadcast voice Paul Ellen has died. He was 75. Ellen was part of the broadcast team for Auburn baseball, basketball, and football, notably serving as the football radio host since 1990 and as the football radio play-by-play announcer from 1979-80. “For five decades, Paul was a trusted voice of the Auburn radio broadcast…
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