Who’s your favorite sports broadcaster? Who do you wish could comment on every game you watch? Howard Cosell was one of the most divisive. He was once voted both the favorite and the least favorite broadcaster of all time.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - The Beginning 01:36 - Career/MNF 02:34 - Howard and Boxing 04:12 - Howard and Lenon 06:00 - Feuds 07:09 - The Controversial Comment 08:36 - His Career After the Incident 09:13 - Howard’s Death and Legacy 10:20 - Outro
He began in an innocuous position on the radio with Little League players. He then began announcing all sorts of sports events, including boxing, the Olympics, and football. He climbed up the ranks to become a monumental figure and always worked to protect his place. Howard’s policy of “telling it like it is” earned him enemies. Not all of his broadcasters or peers in the sports world had kind things to say about him.
There were also fans, athletes, and celebrities who appreciated his candor and wit. He supported and was close with legendary boxer Muhammed Ali. He also interviewed and was forced to announce the death of the Beatles legend John Lennon. Whatever anyone said about him, no one could call him boring. He changed the sports broadcasting world via his place on MNF or Monday Night Football. Viewers didn’t just tune in to see the game anymore. They tuned in to see the hilarious exchanges between him and his co-anchors. They always wondered what he’d say next.
Howard wasn’t afraid to say anything. Did it make the game more entertaining? Did it seem perfectly timed? He’d let it out. That served him well until he said something during a football game that many thought went too far. He came up with a nickname for one of the players that caused one of the biggest stirs in sports broadcasting history.
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The Controversial Comment That Got Howard Cosell Fired from MNF
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