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Howard Cosell was a lawyer who became America's most well-known sports commentator. Along with Frank Gifford and Don Meredith, he made ABC's Monday Night Football a television institution, and his numerous interviews with Muhammad Ali are legendary.
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- Born: March 25, 1918
- Full name: Howard William Cohen
- Served as a Major in the US Army Transportation Corps during WWII
- First person to publicly use Muhammad Ali's Black Muslim name; called all three fights between Ali and Joe Frazier
- Played himself in three Woody Allen movies, Bananas (1971), Sleeper (1973) and Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
- Hosted Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
- Called 4 World Series for ABC
- December 1980: Announced to the world the death of John Lennon during Monday Night Football
- Childhood friend of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis
- Called numerous boxing matches, including the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle"
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Video: Howard Cosell Interviews Muhammad Ali Part 1 (Time 09:23)
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View All Howard Cosell Questions (56) | Ask a QuestionWere there any arrests at the Howard University Protest? (1 Answer)According to the latest news articles, there were no injuries or arrests listed. read moreBest Howard Stern Guests of All-Time? (8 Answers)Including both celebs AND Wack Packers? This is tough... In no particular order: - Jessica Hahn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofHsOenJmSg- Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/cracked/img/articles/art_th_13.jpg- Gilbert Gottfried http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paDfZFhcLfk- Robert Schimmel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S42f4tt2LJc- Ben ... read moreHoward K. Stern and Anna Nicole Smiths 2 docs were charged with supplying her drugs. Should they be charged with murder? (1 Answer)No. The Dr.s simply prescribed legal prescriptions for her, which she then abused. At some point people must be responsible for their own health and follow the prescribed dosage. They ... read moreWilliam Howard Taft, 27th President of the US. Last President to wear facial hair. He weighed 300 lbs. What would you have asked him? (3 Answers)Why was he seen as an enemyof conservation by the general public. read more
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Howard Cosell Timeline
- March 25, 1918: Born
- 1946: Attorney in private practice in New York
- 1953: Gave up law practice to join ABC Radio as a sports commentator
- 1970: Commentator on ABC's Monday Night Football
- 1986: Began serving as a faculty member of Brown University; Daily News column
- 1993: Inducted into the American Sportcasters Association Hall of Fame
- 1994: Inducted into Television Hall of Fame
- 1995: Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
- April 23, 1995: Died of a heart embolism
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