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Howard William Cosell ( ⫽ koʊˈsɛl ⫽; né Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist, broadcaster and author. Cosell became prominent and influential during his tenure with ABC Sports from 1953 until 1985.
Jul 1, 2024 · Howard Cosell was an American sportscaster who reached the pinnacle of his career as an audacious commentator on television’s Monday Night Football (1970–83) and was simultaneously crowned the nation’s most loved and most hated sports broadcaster.
Dec 8, 2020 · On Dec. 8, 1980, Howard Cosell informed the world of his friend John Lennon's death during a "Monday Night Football" broadcast.
Howard is best remembered as the greatest sportscaster in the history of sports. His way with words and ability of telling like it was, brought him fame not only in America, but all over the world.
Apr 24, 1995 · Howard Cosell, one of the most controversial broadcasters in the history of sports television, died Sunday of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York.
Howard Cosell, who was one of the first network television sports announcers to, in his own words, "tell it like it is," died yesterday morning at New York University's Hospital for Joint...
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May 29, 2018 · COSELL, HOWARD (Howard William Cohen ; 1920–1995) U.S. sportscaster, commentator for abc's "Monday Night Football" from 1970 to 1983; one of the most outspoken, colorful, and controversial national sports reporters and personalities in American broadcasting history.
Howard Cosell was one of the most controversial sports broadcast personalities in American media but his provocative style and refusal to conform redefined the role of the sports commentator and forever changed the relationship between professional sports leagues and broadcasters.
Dec 2, 2011 · In “Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports,” Mark Ribowsky, the author of several books on both sports and entertainment, skillfully resuscitates a man who...
Apr 24, 1995 · Cosell, who underwent cancer surgery in 1991, died Sunday at NYU’s Hospital for Joint Diseases. He was 77. His grandson, Justin Cohane, said Cosell died of a heart embolism after a long...
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