Two stories on the Death of Howard Cosell - April, 1995

[wongleebruce]

I miss the man and what a show he could put on I'm glad that I had a chance to follow him back in the day. Thanks for all the fun and RIP Howard!

[mrceebees14]

I can safely say I never saw Ali laugh and smile so much on TV then when Cossell was interviewing him. The verbal jawing back and forth was priceless and had everyone rolling, what a team those two were.

[wiedep]

DON'T CALL ME HOWIE !!

[publicatdamagnificen]

Why was he so bitter at the end?

[blutobelushi]

@publicatdamagnificen alcoholism.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi alcoholism doesn't cause you to become bitter, it's usually used what some think is an antidote.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi Thanks for your respect. I do understand the affects of alcoholism. But understand too that many people who drink heavily are not bitter. What alcohol does do is that it worsens or enhances an already existing "predisposition". Many of his colleagues would describe him as a cantankerous old man with a very gifted verbosity, but cantankerous nonetheless. Many also described him as a loving, humble man.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi The turning point in his life appeared to be that he was brought down by the loss of his wife. He discussed this and you could easily see how he was changed man as a result, thus his drinking increased. Frank Deford (sports writer and colleague) said that he did an awful transformation after the death of Emmy. So his dying "bitter" is not an accurate account of this man, nor is it an appropriate way to characterize someone grieving from the loss of a loved one.

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone superb post.superb..thats it.his daughters affirmed this.when Emmy died Howard died inside.i wish i could interact with more good people on here like you.happy holidays.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi Hey same to you. Have a wonderful holiday season and all the best in your endeavors.

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone same to you and yours .again fine posts.you are a credit to youtube.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi So while I knew about his alcoholism, it's not what made him the memorable man that was.

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone great post.i appreciate your insights.well done.

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone he was a very special man.brilliant,enigmatic and a champion for the minorities in sports.i really thought he was great.

[jujumediazone]

@publicatdamagnificen Many said when he lost his wife, he became bitter. But he was always a hard nose that some may interpret as "bitter". People don't really understand people. Being "bitter" is relative. Someone who doesn't like kittens might be considered bitter but unlike someone who doesn't like snakes, for instance.

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone not the same thing mate.Howard lost his beloved and combined with alcohol it got him.in my opinion.Shalom.

[27neverlose]

By far the best to ever live. He told the truth and nothing but the truth Their is nobody like him today or ever will be again. His only flaw was he wanted to be bigger and better than himself he was never satisfied with his own success This consumed him to the point that he became self - destructive

[jerkthall]

DOWN GOES FRAIZER!, DOWN GOES FRAIZER!!

[jujumediazone]

We don't have sports announcers like that anymore and we never will.

I like how they said he was bitter toward the end of his life. Did they know that he lost his wife around that time which changed his life as it would for anyone who's been married for a long time. Duh...

[blutobelushi]

@jujumediazone he was a very hard drinker.

[jujumediazone]

@blutobelushi You're right, he was. But that's not what made him bitter.

[M14Mann]

Parkinsons hmm. I don't hear anyone saying he took to many punches.

[ChrisHill991]

Fuck keith olberman

[chucknchar]

@ChrisHill991 pervert

[mapleva]

Had Cossell been in his prime today, with cable channels and the internet, he would have been able to expand upon his duties and gotten inton commentary, much like MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.

[DAngelo136]

Every sports reporter from ESPN, CNN, ABC,etc owes a debt of gratitude to Howard Cosell. Beside his announcing, his lasting legacy will be the news show "SportsBeat", the precursor to show like "The Sports Reporters" and HBO's "Real Sports". He pioneered sports journalism; love him or hate him he was a broadcasting giant and an original.

[bluemoonomen]

yeah...howard was the man. I definitely enjoyed his commentary.

[pismo10]

Howard's best performance ever was his bits on the Odd Couple..

[sportsguruisme]

RIP Roone Arledge 1933-2002.

[sportsguruisme]

I believe that one interview when he bashed the NCAA was from '85, around the time Bob Knight famously threw a chair across the free-throw line.

[sportsguruisme]

Howard Cosell, classic tell it like it is!

[joefurzton]

fuck howard ugly wig wearin motherfucker!

[mavivirgie]

@joefurzton hey man you forgot jew cocksucker

[joefurzton]

@mavivirgie thats true...ugly wig wearin jew cock suckin motherfucker!

[mavivirgie]

@joefurzton NOW YOUR COOKIN

[wheelinthesky300]

That's from 1995, and her hair is way out of today's style

-she'd be laughed off the street if she walked around with that 'do now.

[willieraye]

does any one know what he was bitter about at the end of his days??

[ihatelifejosemartine]

His wife died. He was never the same after that.

[wheelinthesky300]

He was bitter about:

1) Never having gotten a shot at doing straight news 2) Working with beloved yet simple minded jocks like Frank Gifford while a lot of people found the quasi-intellectual Cosell annoying 3) Having to go to Roone Arledge whenever he wanted something 4) Howard was born bitter and sarcastic, otherwise he would not have been so great a personality and sportscaster.

[bangitslo]

@willieraye Monday Night Football did an Anniversary tribute and left Howard out of the program all together. That crushed him. Football had transplanted Baseball as America's past time in part due to the popularity of MNF. Howard WAS MNF and as a result, after leaving MNF and retiring from boxing reporting and broadcasting along with his wife's death, it is thought Howard let him self pass on.

[clydespeed]

HOWARD COSELL HAS LEFT THE BUILDING !

[halbie71]

Down Goes Howard, Down Goes Howard, Down Goes Howard. RIP.

[bagzie]

Howard Cosell was truly one of a kind. I don't think we'll ever see anyone like him again. RIP.

[mavivirgie]

@bagzie THANK GOD

[surfinaway10afly]

@bagzie nice post i only wish larry vodka breath merchant had 2 % of howards class peace out bro