TIL Howard Cosell changed sports announcing by being more critical of athletes where prior sportscasters had been adulatory, and being more intellectual where prior sportscasters had been more purely about giving play-by-play. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howโฆ
TIL that heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and sportscaster Howard Cosellโs relationship extended well beyond great interviews. Cosell was among the first to call him by his adopted name, and vehemently supported Aliโs refusal to serve via the draft. usatoday.com/story/sportsโฆ
Howard Cosell Interviews Muhammad Ali in 1973 as Sammy Davis, Jr Laughs
[Hutchinson] Greg Cosell yesterday on @KNBR : โI donโt know what Jamal Adams isโฆ Adams is really not that good of a player and heโs not an impactful playerโฆ heโs basically a 5โ11โ 210-pound weak side linebackerโฆ you have to play a certain way with him and it hurts your overall defense.โ twitter.com/hutchdiesel/sโฆ
Really great analysis of the WFT from Greg Cosell philadelphiaeagles.com/auโฆ
Howard Cosell and John Lennon hanging out.
TIL that the heavyweight bout between Tex Cobb and Larry Holmes was so brutal that Howard Cosell quit boxing commentary completely. When asked if Cobb was open to a rematch, he responded "I don't think Holmes' hands can take the abuse". boxing247.com/weblog/archโฆ
Greg Cosell Previews Dolphins-Bills | One Bills Live | Buffalo Bills youtu.be/dF3c-NJXbpc
Joe Frazier's brutal destruction of Bob Foster (featuring Howard Cosell) v.redd.it/ghcbdidv4rh71
Greg Cosell's Play of the week: Josh Allen to Stefon Diggs! youtu.be/FIyqzVvkzEY?t=30โฆ
Greg Cosell on Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense
Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali squaring up on each other, 1967.
Greg Cosell evaluates comparisons between Josh Allen and Trevor Lawrence youtu.be/FQvahGZQgqo?t=46โฆ
Interview on The Herd with Colin Cowherd today with Greg Cosell where he talks about the Rams use of empty personnel (0:00-1:36) youtube.com/watch?v=DRgDNโฆ
Eagle Eye In The Sky Podcast | Greg Cosell joins Fran Duffy on the show to do a thorough breakdown of the Eagles win over New Orleans before taking a small peek at the New York Giants. open.spotify.com/episode/โฆ
[Audio] What Greg Cosell saw from Fields this weekend (a refreshing look) voca.ro/1iduMsMVBedk
Battle of the Network Stars with (L to R) Bruce Jenner, Howard Cosell, and Telly Savalas, 1984
TIL although they had been invented during WWII, nachos wouldn't become well known worldwide until a Monday Night Football game in 1978, when during the Baltimore Colts/Dallas Cowboys games, Howard Cosell kept mentioning them (Texas Stadium happened to be serving them, which helped things) dallasnews.com/news/obituโฆ
[OC] [Highlight] In 1972, Dolphins fans were so upset about the team not being shown enough on the halftime show highlights portion of Monday Night Football that they sent threatening letters into Howard Cosell. This is the story behind one of the craziest controversies in MNF history youtu.be/hJrYg-MOd-U
Greg Cosell Previews Bills at Titans Monday Night Football Matchup | One Bills Live | Buffalo Bills youtu.be/EKS4anAEQlM
NFL Filmsโ Greg Cosell Talks Jordan Love Game Tape, Trey Lance & More w/ Rich Eisen | Full Interview youtu.be/JJu4WBY4q4k
Greg Cosell: Bills-Dolphins Matchup Preview | One Bills Live youtu.be/ni8L9oVZ9H8
Greg Cosell Previews Bills-Chiefs | One Bills Live | Buffalo Bills youtu.be/lRUC2XteWC4
Eagle Eye In The Sky Podcast | Fran Duffy and Greg Cosell share their thoughts after watching the tape of the Eagles win over the Panthers before turning their attention to Thursday Night Football. open.spotify.com/episode/โฆ
