Search results
Dec 8, 2020 · Dec. 8, 2020 3:02 PM PT. Howard Cosell didn’t know what to do. He and his fellow “Monday Night Football” announcers Frank Gifford and Don Meredith were broadcasting the New England...
- charles.schilken@latimes.com
- 2 min
- Staff Writer
- Chuck Schilken
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.
Dec 21, 2018 · David Steele. 12-21-2018 • 7 min read. Howard Cosell called "Monday Night Football" games for ABC for 14 years, from its 1970 inception until 1983. He teamed with Frank Gifford and...
People also ask
How long did Howard Cosell call 'Monday Night Football'?
What did Howard Cosell do before he joined the times?
Did Howard Cosell know what to do if he killed John Lennon?
Did Howard Cosell have a hard time talking about Watergate?
Dec 8, 2020 · That night, Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon outside Lennon’s New York City apartment building. The announcement came courtesy of Howard Cosell of Monday Night Football. Here’s a great behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making process that resulted in Cosell breaking the news.
Dec 8, 2020 · Lennon and Cosell: ‘Monday Night Football,’ tragedy and a New York friendship - The Athletic. By Rustin Dodd. Dec 8, 2020. 173. NEW YORK — Bob Goodrich had one thought: Was it a hoax? No...
Dec 8, 2020 · Watch Howard Cosell Announce John Lennon's Death on 'Monday Night Football' “Remember, this is just a football game, no matter who wins or loses,” Cosell began before breaking the news....