Howard Cosell - Revision history

Boxsoup at 19:26, 12 July 2015

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-[[File:Howard Cosell1.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Howard Cosell]]
+[[File:Cosell 117723159374.jpg|left|frame|Howard Cosell]]
-*Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer.
+'''Howard Cosell''' (March 25, 1918 - April 23, 1995) was a sports commentator best known for covering boxing and football.
-*He became well-known for his interviews with [[Muhammad Ali]] and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football."
-*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].
+The ''Washington Post'' called the outspoken Cosell "arguably the best-known and most controversial sports broadcaster in the history of the medium."
-*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
-*'''[[:Category:Howard Cosell Gallery|Howard Cosell Gallery]]
+[[Muhammad Ali]] was the athlete Cosell was most closely identified with, calling many of his fights and interviewing him numerous times.
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Journeymen at 18:31, 13 March 2014

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Slugger at 10:07, 3 January 2013

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	*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].		*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].
	*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.		*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
			*'''[[:Category:Howard Cosell Gallery\|Howard Cosell Gallery]]



	'''[[:Category:Howard Cosell Gallery\|Howard Cosell Gallery]]


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Michael at 23:19, 2 January 2013

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	*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].		*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].
	*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.		*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
	*[[:~~File~~:Howard Cosell~~.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:80Jan.jpg~~\|Cosell ~~on cover of Ring Magazine~~]]



			'''[[:Category:Howard Cosell Gallery\|Howard Cosell Gallery]]


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Slugger at 20:57, 2 January 2013

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	[[File:~~80Jan~~.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|left\|~~Cosell on cover of Ring Magazine]]~~		[[File:Howard Cosell1.JPG\|left\|250px\|thumb\|Howard Cosell]]
			*Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer.
			*He became well-known for his interviews with [[Muhammad Ali]] and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football."
	~~== Commentator ==~~		*He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating [[Randall (Tex) Cobb]] recieved at the hands of [[Larry Holmes]].
			*He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
	~~[[file:Howard.gif~~\|~~right~~\|Howard Cosell]]		*[[:File:Howard Cosell.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:80Jan.jpg\|Cosell on cover of Ring Magazine]]
	Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating Tex Cobb recieved at the hands of Larry Holmes.

	He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.


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Michael at 16:09, 21 September 2010

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			[[File:80Jan.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Cosell on cover of Ring Magazine]]


	== Commentator ==		== Commentator ==

	[[file:Howard.gif\|~~left~~\|Howard Cosell]]		[[file:Howard.gif\|right\|Howard Cosell]]
	Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating Tex Cobb recieved at the hands of Larry Holmes.		Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating Tex Cobb recieved at the hands of Larry Holmes.

Rowdytimothy: add ibhof logo and link

2009-12-17T21:57:38Z

add ibhof logo and link

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	== Commentator ==		== Commentator ==

Rowdytimothy: add ibhof category

2009-12-17T21:29:46Z

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	He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.		He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
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Scapone at 02:26, 12 June 2006

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	[[file:Howard.gif\|left\|Howard Cosell]]		[[file:Howard.gif\|left\|Howard Cosell]]
	Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982.		Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982 due to the beating Tex Cobb recieved at the hands of Larry Holmes.

	He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.		He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Cosell, Howard]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Cosell, Howard]]

Ric: updated

2005-06-13T23:46:42Z

updated

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	[[file:Howard.gif\|left\|Howard Cosell]]		[[file:Howard.gif\|left\|Howard Cosell]]
			Cosell (born Cohen) was a lawyer who became a sports announcer. He became well-known for his interviews with Muhammad Ali and his work on ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football." He announced his retirement from boxing commentary in December 1982.

			He died at age 77 of a heart embolism at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, April 13, 1995.
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Cosell, Howard]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Cosell, Howard]]