The Life and Tragic Ending of Howard Cosell
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- Mini bio of the life of actor Howard Cosell who is probably most famous for became prominent and influential during his tenure with ABC Sports from 1953 until 1985
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Howard Cosell was a pioneering broadcaster in so many ways. He was the first one that told it like it was or at least the way he saw it. Before then sports broadcasters would rarely voice their honest opinions because they wanted to maintain good relationships with the athletes. He was the first one to ask the athletes tough questions prior to that all the questions were very safe. He set the tone for much of what has brought sports broadcasting has become today. In addition he was the greatest boxing broadcaster of all time.
I loved Howard Cosell, he was one of a kind he helped made the 70s great 😎
Absolutely 🤩I’m now 57 and Howard was a big part of my youth ❤️
Never be another one like him. I know his favorite saying was " I'm just telling it like it is". No one could win a argument with Howard. Who could ever forget the friendship between him and Ali. Solid American citizen. Thanks for your service Howard.
I saw him on Lex. Ave. NYC when I was in college. He always had a kind word and exhorted me make something of myself.
Dec 8 1980 I was dozing off when I heard Howard broadcast the shooting and death of John Lennon my most memorable Howard Cossel Moment
I remember watching Mr. Cosell on ABC channel 7. Wow, where did the time go? Thanks for the video.
You MISSED the entire Cosell/M. Ali exchanges all through the SIXTIES???? Man, wow, just wow. Those exchanges made BOTH of their media careers. There's never been a "tete-a-tete" like that in sports before or since.
When I young I remember that Howard was a great broadcaster on MNF Olympics and Boxing especially Ali boxing matches. RIP Howard
You are reunited with your wife Emmy
Cosell was the most important voice in sports when I was growing up. I still miss his style.
His Odd Couple episode was epic. A rundown of Cosell's career is incredibly incomplete without his switch on boxing, he came out in the 1980s as being opposed to boxing. This was a very big story at the time.
I don’t think he was opposed to boxing as much as he was the quality of matches that he called in the early 80s.Or maybe like me he lost his interest in boxing when Muhammad Ali retired.
I think he actually did two episodes of The odd couple, and yes it was great
Worked at ABC when Howard was there- He was treated better than the President! Smoked his stogies casually at all times-Even in the elevator- always seemed bigger than life. It was obvious he always missed his wife and I recall him talking about her at times on his broadcasts. Guess he just wanted to be with her all along as they say Forever and never shook out of his grief. Not a bad man as some portrayed just a "tell it like it is" guy and way ahead of his time with that in very conservative business times. MISS HIM all the time on MNF and in NFL broadcasts in general. The tribute to a man's life is YOU are still thought about fondly after all these years still and caused me to come here and let you know that.
A sports icon RIP 🙏❤
Howard Cosell , simply the Best 🏈
He was too obsessed with Ali. It was all Ali all the time. He compared every other fighter to Ali.
A journalist should not be that close to any one athlete and Ali had faults and issues that the press ignored. Like his racist rants toward Frazier which was almost encouraged by the press and his womanizing like when he showed up in Manila with a woman other than his wife.
Thank you for great memories. Rip greatness Amen 🙏🏻.🇺🇸🇵🇷🙏🏻.
“Broadcasted” is not proper usage. It is “Broadcast”.
@Mike Boston, according to my dictionary .... Broadcast or broadcasted IS acceptable.
this guy is reading from a script he's never seen.
Broadcasted, really?!?!?!
How do your commentators do such a horrible job!
@@lylecoglianese1645 it's like "shrimp" or "shrimps"; yes it correct either way but my English teachers and I still CRINGE when Asians always use "shrimps". Shrimp is more common, or used to be. "broadcasted" is awkward.
@@thedwightguy Absolutely correct. Both may be accepted. HOWEVER, one will be the preferred pronunciation, the other will be acceptable, but not the preferred pronunciation. Much like the word preferable. Pref-ra-bull is the first choice, even though many still say prefer-a-bull, if this makes sense......
ABC’s 1st ever Super Bowl telecast was Super Bowl XIX with Jim McKay as the pre-game and post-game host and Howard Cosell calling the big game alongside Frank Gifford and Tom Landry.
Soooo..... what was sad about his ending? The man lived a good life, he loved and enjoyed what he did to the end.
I would think basically suffer with poor health from 1990-95 until he died.
I never knew of hom, until watching an old 70's Episode of Archie Bunker, 'All in the Family ' with a 1st time Ever Drag Queen advertised on it!! 😮 😅 💯🤣$oooIn with the times back then!!👍🏽🆗
Good thing this video didn't do thw robotic voice.👍
Reading Sound and Fury by David Kindred, about Ali and Cosell relationship. Very good.
77 is not a tragic ending considering his health issues. I always liked him.
He managed to offend a lot of people. Henry Ford III called ABC’s Roone Arledge during a Monday night game and told him to “get that SOB off the air!” Despite it all I personally miss him because he somehow made a lackluster event more interesting. There won’t be another announcer like Howard. The networks wouldn’t have the guts to hire him now.
First time seeing this in 7/2022
Gene Rayburn liked to use Howard Cosell in questions from time to time on “Match Game.”
I delivered newspaper to his mom in 1975.in fresh meadows nyc. Did not know who she was at first because her name on the door was Cohen. Willie mays would visit my other long island press customer Ms. Rothchild. Cohens nurse tipped well but Rothcild a dime !
Please do gene wilder thanks
Must be hard to get readers.
LOL im shocked u havent dun one on kirk douglas yet
@UCskLFmb6UjLk8uUgwwF90eQ LOL i forget
"MC Sweet Tee is my DJ name
I'm in the history books and the Hall of Fame
I rock so good and I rock so well
And my voice sound better than Howard Cosell"
- Tanya Winley
- Rhymin' and Rappin'
- 1979
Down goes Frazier!!
Yes. I think he said that 4 times in a row
Frasha
@@georgelustrea2912 3
I have is grandson hes in the 4rth grade Holden Cosell
It might've been a sad ending for Howard, but his ending sure as Hell wasn't sad for a lot of us!
It is ashame many didnt like cossell hit he encane galiga ife hi s interviews.
I liked Cosell fine. But then he supported Al Davis moving the raiders to la. He was always against franchises moving to other cities but it was ok for Al Davis? I lost respect for him when he wrote I never played the game.
He was an outrageous show off. He demanded his presence be felt wherever he was. He could be cruel to people he worked with and I'm talking about other people not just Frank Gifford.
Yes he was great in sports journalism. But you just can't talk about that and not talk about his other side.
Ok wait who s ending in this life is happy aaaah no one’ s ending is happy hello
It was Howard Cosell who MADE Ali....
IT's Pronounced ........CO - SELL The "CO", rhyming with the word "Owe" or "Blow" and the SELL, rhymnin with the word "spell" and "Hell" ----- you're welcome.
Enjoyed listening to him but he was such an east coast hack. Unbiased he was not.
Koe-sell
I had to sign in to comment on this post....DANG MISTER !!! We know you wont take the time to actually read about what you're yapping about...but Can't you at least Learn how to say his name correctly? over and over and over through this whole clip about a man, You Never say his name right!!! Lord Youngster! do something you like !!!
Wasn’t a big fan of cosell. Turned the station every time I saw that mug. But I don’t like watching sports much either. So there’s that.
In 1974 John Lennon joined him briefly in the broadcast booth during a Monday night football game. Ironically Howard Cosell had announced on MNF December 8, 1980 that John Lennon had been asinated. Kinda creepy huh?
Yes it is. I remember watching John and Howard, and Howard's announcement of John's assassination. Just like seeing a friend one day and finding out something tragic the next.