Auburnfan91 1,407 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Longtime ESPN Commentator Has Died At 79 January 18, 2022 @ 10:40pm » Andrew McCarty On Tuesday night, the sports world mourned the loss of a longtime college football broadcaster. Ron Franklin, a longtime ESPN play-by-play commentator for football and basketball, passed away according to multiple reports. He was 79 years old. “Just got the sad news that my friend Ron Franklin has passed away,” Mike Barnes said. “If you’re a sports fan, you knew Ron Franklin and his amazing voice. Incredibly talented and knowledgeable and very nice and gracious. RIP.” Franklin got his start in the broadcasting world during his days at the University of Mississippi as a student. He eventually became the play-by-play commentator for the University of Texas, covering both basketball and football for several years. The led him to become a play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN where he continued to call both basketball and football. He worked at ESPN from 1987 until 2011 when he was let go by the Worldwide Leader for alleged inappropriate comments to a female coworker. While his career at ESPN ended on a sour note, fans – especially those from Texas – remember him well. “I treasured every moment I spent talking college football with one of the best voices in the history of broadcasting. RIP, Ron Franklin,” said Texas columnist Cedric Golden. Our thoughts are with the Franklin family. https://thespun.com/more/sports-media/report-longtime-espn-commentator-ron-franklin-has-died-at-79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,253 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Well damn always enjoyed him when calling our games 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Thought him and Gottfried made a really good announcing pair. Their voices always made me think “big Saturday night ESPN game” back in the day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,763 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) "A 44 yard attempt from square in the middle of the field...Damon Duval, can he win it for the Auburn Tigers?" "Good pass...ball is down...hooking...." "RIGHT THROUGH! HE GOT IT!" Edited January 20, 2022 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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