Biography
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. …
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Career Milestones
1994 | Inducted into the TV Hall of Fame by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | |
1992 | Retired from ABC radio's daily sportcast, "Speaking of Sports" and half-hour interview program, "Speaking of Everything" at the end of January | |
1991 | Operated on to remove a malignant chest tumor | |
| Hosted syndicated talk show, "Speaking of Everything" | ||
1986 | Began serving as a faculty member of Brown University | |
1986 | Began writing a column for the "New York Daily News" | |
1984 | Left TV after quitting "ABC's NFL Monday Night Football" | |
| Hosted "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" | ||
1973 | TV-movie debut as himself, "The Connection" and "The 500 Pound Jerk" | |
1971 | Film debut as himself in "Bananas" | |
| Was commentator for ABC's "Monday Night Football" for 14 years | ||
| Worked as sports reporter for WABC, New York | ||
1959 | Announcer, "Prime Time Football" | |
| TV debut as host of "Sports Focus" | ||
1953 | Hosted first radio program which had Little League baseball players meeting Major League Players | |
1953 | Gave up law practice to join ABC radio as a sports commentator | |
1946 | Was an attorney in private practice in New York | |
| Served in the US Army Transportation Corps during WWII | ||