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The Imitable Howard Cosell
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
January 11, 2002| Author:
Paul Farhi
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You didn't just love or hate Howard Cosell. You reviled him with
brick-through-the-screen passion. And you were delighted that the old
windbag could whip up such heat.
Cosell was a walking self-caricature, a talented agent
provocateur, a great American antihero. He holds claim to two great
achievements in the popular culture of the last 40 years: He was the
broadcaster who made Muhammad Ali acceptable to white America during
the 1960s, and he helped transform pro football into the Nati...
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; The Jan. 11 Style article "The Imitable Howard Cosell" concerning the renewed interest in Howard Cosell brings to mind my favorite clever fan sign ... attempted. His banner read: "Will Rogers Never Met Howard Cosell!" ROY R. RUSSO Washington
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