What is Ron Franklin?
'''Ron Franklin''' (February 2, 1942 &ndash; January 18, 2022) was an [[United States|American]] [[sportscaster]]. He worked with [[ESPN]] until he was fired in 2011.<ref name=ESPN /> Before working with ESPN, he called games for the [[Houston Oilers]] and for [[Texas Longhorns]] football and men's basketball. While at ESPN, he called college football, basketball, college baseball, the French Open tennis, and BCS games for ESPN Radio as well. Franklin was born in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. Franklin died on January 18, 2022 at the age of 79.<ref>[https://thespun.com/more/sports-media/report-longtime-espn-commentator-ron-franklin-has-died-at-79 Longtime ESPN Commentator Has Died At 79]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=ESPN fires announcer Ron Franklin|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5988804|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> }} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Ron}} [[Category:College football broadcasters]] [[Category:College basketball broadcasters]] [[Category:Tennis broadcasters]] [[Category:National Football League broadcasters]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:People from Jackson, Mississippi]] [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:American sports commentators]]