December 14, 1984…Howard Cosell Retires From Monday Night Football

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December 14, 1984…Howard Cosell Retires From Monday Night Football

I think the best way to mark the occasion is with this video. The great Billy Crystal story on Howard that he told to David Letterman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjL9_9aS51U

Billy Crystal’s Story About A Drunk, Weeping Howard Cosell

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3 Comments

  1. David Sutherland December 15, 2014

    I remember picking up Howard Cosell’s autobiography on cassette tape at a used book store in the early 90’s. Great stuff even then.

  2. David Fredericks December 14, 2014

    Howard would greet us in the abc hallways martini glass in hand, then march into the Chiron room to meet the girls.

  3. John Holt December 14, 2014

    I remember doing Monday night football in 1972 at Tiger stadium and watching him unfold himself from the cab. He was a tall man.