Howard Cosell
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Howard Cosell was a famously outspoken and influential American sports broadcaster known for his distinctive voice, candid commentary, and major role in bringing personality-driven analysis to televised sports.
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| instanceOf |
human
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radio personality → sports broadcaster → television personality → |
| almaMater |
New York University
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New York University School of Law NERFINISHED → |
| awardReceived |
Emmy Award
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Peabody Award → |
| birthDate |
1918-03-25
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| birthPlace |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
heart failure
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| coWorker |
Al Michaels
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Don Meredith → Frank Gifford → Keith Jackson → |
| deathDate |
1995-04-23
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| describedBy |
famously outspoken and controversial sports broadcaster
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| educatedAt |
New York University
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New York University School of Law NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
ABC Sports
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American Broadcasting Company → |
| familyName |
Cosell
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| fieldOfWork |
American football commentary
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boxing commentary → sports broadcasting → |
| fullName |
Howard William Cosell
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| genre |
sports journalism
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| givenName |
Howard
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| hasVoiceCharacteristic |
staccato, emphatic delivery
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| knownFor |
calling major boxing matches
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distinctive nasal voice → outspoken commentary → partnership with Muhammad Ali → personality-driven sports analysis → role on Monday Night Football broadcast team → |
| marriageStart |
1944
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| memberOf |
ABC Monday Night Football broadcast team
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| notableEvent |
announcement of John Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football in 1980
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| notableWork |
Monday Night Football
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Speaking of Sports → Wide World of Sports → |
| numberOfChildren |
2
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| occupation |
author
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journalist → sports commentator → |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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| raisedIn |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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| religion |
Judaism
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| spouse |
Mary Edith Abrams
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Referenced by (6)
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1979 World Series
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1982 World Series → 1984 World Series → |
televisionAnnouncer |
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Battle of the Sexes tennis match
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commentator |
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Howard Cosell
("Howard William Cosell")
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fullName |
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Monday Night Football
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notableAnnouncer |