10 Facts About Paul Eells

Paul Eells was the "Voice of the Razorbacks", broadcasting University of Arkansas basketball games on television and football games on radio.

Paul Eells grew up in Mechanicsville, Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa.

Paul Eells went to Iowa on a baseball scholarship but there found his love in radio.

Paul Eells was known and beloved statewide for his fantastic broadcasting voice and his trademark "Oh My" and "Touchdown Arkansas" radio calls.

Additionally, Paul Eells spent several years working with ESPN commentator and former Razorback Jimmy Dykes as part of the locally syndicated Razorback Basketball non-conference television package.

Paul Eells was named Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year 13 times, and was honored several times with an Associated Press award for best sports play-by-play.

Paul Eells was routinely referred to as the "nicest man" in the state of Arkansas, according to numerous personal accounts aired on KATV-TV and printed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in the days that followed Paul Eells' death.

Paul Eells lived in Maumelle, Arkansas at the time of his death.

Later that month in Arkansas' football game at Vanderbilt, Paul Eells was honored before the game with a moment of silence.

Paul Eells was posthumously honored by the decision to name the home broadcast booth at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium for both him and Jim Elder, long-time voice of the Arkansas Travelers and statistician for the Arkansas football radio broadcast crew.