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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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Fast Facts:
- 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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Howard Cosell Questions
Were there any arrests at the Howard University Protest? 1 AnswerAccording to the latest news articles, there were no injuries or arrests listed. read more
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Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole Smiths 2 docs were charged with supplying her drugs. Should they be charged with murder? 1 AnswerNo. 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 th... 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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Howard Cosell Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Howard Cosell Books and DVDs
- eBay: Howard Cosell Memorabilia
- Overstock.com: Howard Cosell DVDs
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First chance I've had to really watched MNF in awhile ...man the announcers suck. Any chance we can resurrect Howard Cosell and Dandy Don?
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does Gruden practice his Howard Cosell during the week? I'm still in mourning #ESPN resigned him. I'll say it again HE'S ANNOYING as heck!
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@kphipps3000 People hated Howard Cosell? Why?
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Sinatra in 1974 on Howard Cosell: "He's some cat. He's some kind of man. Stand up Howard." Then the crowd boos. Was he that hated?
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@MarkdeMori Sad. Every time I see a story like this I am reminded of Howard Cosell's horror of the cost eventually. Fine line.
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