Howard CosellAKA:
Howard William Cohen
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
03/25/1918 Birthplace:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Death Date:
04/23/1995 Celeb News
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biography
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
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Served in the US Army Transportation Corps during WWII
1946
Was an attorney in private practice in New York
1953
Gave up law practice to join ABC radio as a sports commentator
1953
Hosted first radio program which had Little League baseball players meeting Major League Players
TV debut as host of "Sports Focus"
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