
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
I remember doing Monday night football in 1972 at Tiger stadium and watching him unfold himself from the cab. He was a tall man.
Howard would greet us in the abc hallways martini glass in hand, then march into the Chiron room to meet the girls.
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.