Paul Eells

Paul Eells, the voice of the Razorbacks whose trademark call of "Touchdown, Arkansas!" endeared him to generations of sports fans, has died. He was 70. Eells died in a head-on collision Monday on Interstate 40 that also took the life of another driver, police said. Eells was sports director of Little Rock television station KATV for nearly three decades. He handled play-by-play coverage of Arkansas Razorbacks football on radio and basketball on television. He was killed while returning to his Little Rock home after playing in a golf tournament for sports figures and the media at Fayetteville. He had also interviewed Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt for KATV during the visit, according to the television station. Eells was Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year 11 times and was honored several times with The Associated Press award for best sports play-by-play.