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| Also Known As: | Howard William Cohen | Died: | April 23, 1995 |
| Born: | March 25, 1918 | Cause of Death: | heart embolism |
| Birth Place: | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA | Profession: | sports announcer, TV commentator, sports columnist, TV host, sports writer, attorney |
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Pioneer in sports journalism on radio and television who gave up a law career to enter broadcasting in 1953 with ABC Radio. Cosell became a media figure as the irascible commentator with his distinctive emphatic speech pattern on "Monday Night Football" for 14 years (1970-84) and "Monday Night Baseball" and televised fights for a total of forty years. He has guested as himself in sitcoms, series and in several made-for-TV movies and also played himself in three Woody Allen movies, "Bananas" (1971), "Sleeper" (1973) and "Broadway Danny Rose" (1984) among others. During the Vietnam War Cosell won a measure of notoriety by championing Muhammad Ali's right to become a conscientious objector. Cosell quit sports broadcasting when he felt that "Pro football has become a stagnant bore" and claimed that "I am tired of the hypocrisy and sleaziness of the boxing scene."
Pioneer in sports journalism on radio and television who gave up a law career to enter broadcasting in 1953 with ABC Radio. Cosell became a media figure as the irascible commentator with his distinctive emphatic speech pattern on "Monday Night Football" for 14 years (1970-84) and "Monday Night Baseball" and televised fights for a total of forty years. He has guested as himself in sitcoms, series and in several made-for-TV movies and also played himself in three Woody Allen movies, "Bananas" (1971), "Sleeper" (1973) and "Broadway Danny Rose" (1984) among others. During the Vietnam War Cosell won a measure of notoriety by championing Muhammad Ali's right to become a conscientious objector. Cosell quit sports broadcasting when he felt that "Pro football has become a stagnant bore" and claimed that "I am tired of the hypocrisy and sleaziness of the boxing scene."
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"Howard Cosell is the sort of sportscaster fans love to hate--loud, outrageous, opinionated, but a seasoned pro." --Tim Brooks ("The Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars 1946 to the Present", 1987)
Cosell founded Legend Productions, a TV production company responsible for such sports specials as "A Look Behind the Legend" about Babe Ruth, "Run to Daylight" about the Green Bay Packers championship teams of the 1960s and "One Hundred Yards to Glory" about the history of the Grambling College football program.
Cosell served as national chairperson to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in 1976.
He was an editor of the New York University "Law Review".
Cosell has a scholarship in journalism at Brown University that was named in his honor (1986).
Cosell served as the historian for the Friars Club.
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