Ali and Cosell, Irresistible Enigmas

From: Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: NEAL CONAN | Copyright information


NPR Talk of the Nation

03-22-2006

Ali and Cosell, Irresistible Enigmas

Host: NEAL CONAN
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

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For decades, Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell shared a double act that transcended sports.

Dave Kindred, who knew them both, writes, It was a bumpy ride. Athletically, sociology, and politically, Ali mattered more to his times then any athlete who ever lived. Only the rare journalist stood with him, though, ...

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