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Bob Costas is an American sportscaster currently serving as host of Football Night in America on NBC, and will host the network's prime time coverage of the 2008 Olympics. He has won 20 Emmy Awards in his career for sportscasting, and was the original host of the late night talk show Later, which was the precursor to Last Call with Carson Daly.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: March 22, 1952
- Birthplace: Queens, NY
- College: Syracuse University
- Covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series and NBA Finals
- Covered 6 Olympic Games
- Current host of HBO series Costas Now
- Teammed with Billy Crystal to deliver eulogy at Mickey Mantle's funeral
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A man for all seasons
After college, Costas got his first break as play-by-play man for the St. Louis Spirit of the ABA. He would eventually work for NBC and began serving as pre-game host for network coverage of the National Football League and worked Major League Baseball games. Eventually, he would become the host and eventual play-by-play man for the National Basketball Association, and has served as host for NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Costas has been one of the few baseball broadcasters that has been allowed at times to blur the line from announcer to fan. Some have suggested he would be the perfect candidate to someday become the Commissioner of baseball.- Full name: Robert Quinlan Costas
- Born: March 22, 1952 in Queens, NY
- Attended Syracuse University
- Won four National Sportcaster of the Year awards
- Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award
- Received three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports announcing, and about 20 total
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Bob Costas Questions
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What are the best surfing locations near Tamarindo in Costa Rica? 3 AnswersThe beach break in front of Witch's Rock Surf Camp is great for learning surfers. The rivermouth out to the right is a great wave that has some good tube rides... read more -
What episode of SpongeBob SquarePants featured Pantera as a musical guest, where can I find It? 2 AnswersThe SpongeBob episode featuring Pantera is called "Pre-Hibernation Week" (Season 2, Episode 13).Here's a YouTube video I found (not whole episode, poor quality)... read more
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@nobuwa apolo....oh how i look forward to his late night interviews with bob costas <33333
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The next two weeks will be full of Bob Costas and Matt Lauer ... unfortunate #olympics
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@AndrewSiciliano at least he is honest with his disdain. Now I know to take his words as empty. Wanna be Bob Costas moment?!
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The vaguely interested man's guide to the Vancouver Olympics - b/c only Bob Costas watches everything! lol - http://ow.ly/15Jit
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