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Dec 8, 2020 · Advertisement. Cosell had interviewed Lennon twice on TV years earlier — including once on “MNF” — and, according to Rustin Dodd of the Athletic, had once tried to talk Lennon into ...
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Howard Cosell broke into the world of sports broadcasting during the mid-1950 and was an instant hit. He rose to fame in 1970 when he popularized Monday Night Football. When Cosell teamed with Frank Gifford and Don Meredith in the booth, it was the first time in 15 years that football was broadcast during the week in prime time. Cosell was much mor...
Could we say Howard Cosell was the John Lennon of sports broadcasters? They were both rock stars in their own way, but they also hit it off with each other. Cosell first interviewed the legendary Beatles star in 1974 on Cosell’s radio show. The interview with Lennon on the radio show, Speaking of Everything, lasted 30 minutes. The two seemed to dev...
On Dec. 8, 1980, much of American was shocked when they tuned in to Monday Night Football. It wasn’t where one would expect to hear the news they heard that night. The New England Patriots were playing at the Miami Dolphins. Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, and Don Meredith were calling the game when they got word of breaking news. John Lennon was sho...
Howard Cosell was a sports broadcaster who broke the news of John Lennon's murder on Monday Night Football in 1980. He had a close relationship with Lennon and was persuaded by Frank Gifford to make the announcement during the game.
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On the night of December 8, 1980, during a Monday Night Football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots, Cosell shocked the television audience by interrupting his regular commentary duties to deliver a news bulletin on the murder of John Lennon in the midst of a live broadcast.
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Dec 6, 2010 · Thirty years ago this week, on a “Monday Night Football” game involving the Patriots, Howard Cosell announced to the world that John Lennon had been shot and killed. How Cosell learned of...
Dec 8, 2021 · US sports broadcaster Howard Cosell informed millions of Americans of John Lennon's death. (Getty) He could hardly have believed he would interrupt another Monday Night Football match...
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