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Howard William Cosell (/ k oʊ ˈ s ɛ l /; 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.
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...
Jul 22, 2014 · The Life and Career of Sports Announcer Howard Cosell | The New Yorker. This week in the magazine, David Remnick writes about the life and career of the legendary sports announcer Howard...
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...
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports. Mark Ribowsky. W. W. Norton & Company, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 477 pages. A deeply misunderstood...
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 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.
At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he not only defended the fisted "Black Power" salutes of American track medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith, but he publicly excoriated Olympic Committee chairman Avery Brundage for "hypocritical," racist policies.
Apr 24, 1995 · Howard Cosell, who delighted and infuriated listeners during a 30-year career as the nation's best-known and most outspoken sports broadcaster, died yesterday at the Hospital for Joint Diseases...
