ARLINGTON, Texas — Broadcaster Merle Harmon, who in a career spanning more than 40 years called professional and college sports for NBC and ABC, has died after a long illness.

Harmon died Wednesday at Arlington Memorial Hospital. He was 82.

The broadcaster's son, Keith Harmon, who works with the Milwaukee Brewers radio network, said his father had been hospitalized for a couple of weeks and died from complications stemming from pneumonia.

The Texas Rangers had a moment of silence before their game Wednesday night in memory of Harmon, who was a broadcaster for the team from 1982-89.