Howard Cosell on Don Meredith

[mapleva]

Oh well, FDR, was for the most part, anti-semetic.

[animalmother16]

dandy don played football, cosell was just a voice, he didnt know anything about football, and don told him so every chance he got.

[brickbradford]

He did add immeasurably.

[TungstenPi]

I miss Howard Cosell.

He was the voice of so many events that are road marks of my life.

Muhammad Ali, 1972 Olympics, Monday Night Football and the 1977 World Series when Reggie Jackson and the Yankees broke my heart.

I miss Howard Cosell, he was the voice I trusted.

[Ken4Pyro]

John, I have to remark that after many years on my shelf I've just recently reread "I never played the game". To be quite honest I found it a deeply troubling book, not only because of the topics Howard hit head on, but with what it showed of his personality. In some ways I found that tome to be as insulting as it gets, particularly to the fan watching the game. Don't get me wrong, an amazing individual, but also, for my money, deeply flawed by his own ego. Still, I'm glad I heard him speak.

[Ariamaluum]

@Ken4Pyro. In the book I remember his attitude towards Jerry Smith, the Tight End for the Redskins who died of AIDS. I couldn't believe Howard's homophobia and details he knew about Jerry and his association with Roy Cohn. I always thought he was a liberal and champion for the underdog. But I was wrong.

[mapleva]

@Ariamaluum I think that Howard was a product of his time.

[Ariamaluum]

@mapleva. I don't think so. Howard stood up for Muhammad Ali's name and religion in 1964? In this issue, he would have been the same. He kind of reminds me of Melissa Fay Greene, the author.

[mapleva]

@Ariamaluum Since I'm not familiar with Mellsa Fay, I lost your point.

[Ariamaluum]

@mapleva . The one who wrote a book an Atlanta Jewish synagogue being bombed in 1958. She was very liberal towards African-Americans but when it came to gays, she seemed to have an edge.

[BirthofCharlie]

Great Job. Entertaining. Great idea for a one man show. Who is this guy?

[UtopianSeeker]

I love the impersonation and I think Howard would love it too! Please post some more.

[PlayhousePerson]

I'll freely admit that I adapted the monologue from I NEVER PLAYED THE GAME, but it's hardly plagiarism, because I never claimed it as my own work. I'm portraying Cosell, so it's perfectly appropriate that I use his words, just as an Abraham Lincoln impersonator might use the Gettysburg Address.

[eisennfl]

again stealing from the pages of Howards book I never played the game? Did you properly credit the man himself? This stuff you are doing is word for word from his book... perhaps plagerism is not a crime in your state?

[20guru08]

wow the person below me is pretty dumb

lets talk! Kz

[44Snyder]

Meredith had class. Cosell was a loser.