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Howard Cosell: Biography

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Birth Name: Howard William Cohen
Birth Place: Winston-Salem, NC
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/25/1918, Aries
Date of Death: 04/23/1995
Profession: Sports broadcaster; TV host; sportswriter; author; attorney

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Howard Cosell Fast Facts:

Was editor of the New York University Law Review.
During his pre-TV career as an attorney, he represented Willie Mays.
In a 1970s TV GUIDE poll, Cosell was named the most popular — and least popular — sportscaster.
Played himself in three Woody Allen films (1971's Bananas, 1973's Sleeper and 1984's Broadway Danny Rose).
Was on the faculty of Brown University and lectured at Yale.
Authored three autobiographies.
Was portrayed by John Turturro in Monday Night Mayhem, a 2002 TV-movie about his years on Monday Night Football with Frank Gifford and Don Meredith.

Howard Cosell Relationships:
Hilary Salomon - Daughter
Hilton - Brother
Isadore Cohen - Father
Jill Cohane - Daughter
Mary Edith 'Emmy' Abrams - Wife
Nellie Cohen - Mother
Howard Cosell Awards:
1974 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming - Nominee
College:
New York University, New York, NY (1940)

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