from Larry Brown and Larry Brown Sports: 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. Just heard the sad news that my ?former @espn? colleague, Ron Franklin, has passed away. An amazing broadcasting talent & a…