Ron Franklin

Texas’ first “Voice of the Longhorns” and longtime broadcasting great, Ron Franklin passed away on January 18. "O how wonderful is the human voice!" wrote Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "It is indeed the organ of the soul." Longfellow went on to encapsulate other characteristics of humans. "The intellect...

This week, the sports world lost a legendary broadcaster. Ron Franklin died on Monday at the age of 79. Craig, Jeff, and Snupe talk about his career, his impact, and his legacy.

Ron Franklin, a Mississippi native who became one of the Southeastern Conference’s most recognizable broadcast voices during a long career with ESPN, has died at the age of 79. Franklin died Tuesday in Austin, Texas, the city’s ABC affiliate KVUE-TV reported. Franklin was born in Jackson, grew up...

Ron Franklin, who called college basketball and football for ESPN for over 20 years, died at the age of 79 this week. Tributes have been pouring in. “Just heard the sad news that my ⁦former @espn⁩ colleague, Ron Franklin, has passed away,” tweeted ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla. “An amazing broadcasting talent & a good man. Was a part of so many great ⁦@Big12Conference⁩ broadcasts with him. RIP, partner.”

Synonymous with many of college football's top games of the 1990s and memorable calls that have stood the test of time, former ESPN broadcaster and college sports commentator Ron Franklin died this week. He was 79. The University of Mississippi alumnus and Jackson, Miss., native began his broadcast career at...

HOUSTON – Ron Franklin, a sports anchor and reporter for KPRC 2 for much of the 1980s, has died. He was 79 years old. Franklin had a long career in the industry that stretched beyond his anchoring and reporting on KPRC 2, which he did from 1980 through 1987. The Mississippi native also was the play-by-play voice for the Houston Oilers during the “Luv Ya Blue” years, as well as the Texas Longhorns for football and basketball for several years during the 1980s. Nationally, Franklin was perhaps best known for several decades at ESPN, where he served in different roles as a play-by-play announcer calling games and hosting shows.

Longtime ESPN broadcaster Ron Franklin has died. Franklin died on Tuesday, according to multiple reports on social media. He was 79. Franklin worked at ESPN calling primarily college basketball and college football games from 1987-2011. He was the play-by-play voice of the Texas Longhorns from 1983-1988 and Houston Oilers from 1977-1982. Franklin called Big 12 games for several years alongside Fran Fraschilla, who reacted to the news of Franklin’s death on Twitter.

Ron Franklin, who spent nearly 20 years as a prominent voice on the Houston sports scene before rising to national prominence with ESPN, died Tuesday at the age of 79. Franklin worked 24 years at ESPN, primarily as a play-by-play announcer for college football and college basketball. He was the voice of ESPN’s prime-time college football game from 1987 to 2005 before moving over to ESPN on ABC to call primarily Big 12 games.

Longtime sportscaster Ron Franklin passed away on Tuesday at the age of 79. Franklin was a basketball and football play-by-play commentator for the University of Texas, the play-by-play voice of the Houston Oilers, the sports director for KSWS in Roswell, New Mexico, KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma, KHOU in Houston and KPRC in Houston. Franklin then spent 24 years working for ESPN as a commentator for college football and college basketball.

In a city that has turned out its share of outstanding sports announcers, Ron Franklin, the former sports anchor for KHOU and KPRC and longtime college sports voice for ESPN, was remembered Wednesday as one of Houston’s best. Franklin, 79, died Tuesday in Austin, where he had lived since...

So many things about Ron Franklin stand out in Mike Gottfried’s memory, but one quality superseded all the others. “There’s not many like him, because his voice was so strong and so good,” Gottfried told AL.com on Wednesday. “And then add the passion he had for his job. He was a great play-by-play man, and a good man and a great friend. We’re going to miss him.”