| Howard Cosell  AKA Howard William Cohen
Born: 25-Mar-1918
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, NC
Died: 23-Apr-1995
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Sports Figure Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Straight-shooting, toupee-wearing commentator Wife: Mary Edith Abrams (m. 1944, d. 1990, two children)
University: BA English, New York University (1938)
Law School: JD, New York University School of Law (1941)
Teacher: Yale Law School
Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
Arthur Ashe Courage Award 1995
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Parodied As A Muppet Showered Rosell
Risk Factors: Smoking, Toupee
TELEVISION
Monday Night Football Co-Host (1970-83)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Johnny Be Good (25-Mar-1988) Himself
Broadway Danny Rose (27-Jan-1984) Himself
Two Minute Warning (12-Nov-1976) Himself
The World's Greatest Athlete (14-Feb-1973)
The 500 Pound Jerk (2-Jan-1973) Himself
Bananas (28-Apr-1971) Himself
Rotten Library Page:
Howard Cosell
Author of books:
Cosell (1973, memoir)
Like It Is (1974, memoir)
I Never Played the Game (Oct-1985, essays, with Peter Bonventure)
What's Wrong with Sports (1991, with Shelby Whitfield)
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