Bob Costas Biography

Fast Facts

• Carries in his wallet a laminated 1958 baseball card of his idol, Mickey Mantle
• He delivered the eulogy at Mantle's funeral in 1995
• Doctored his college-radio highlight tape to make himself sound older, leading to a job at KMOX-AM in St
• Louis, broadcasting ABA basketball
• At 33, became the youngest winner of the Sportscaster of the Year Award
• Turned down offers from CBS to be the first host of The Late Late Show and to be a reporter for 60 Minutes
• Parodied himself in the animated film Cars by lending his voice to a racing announcer named Bob Cutlass
• Began hosting Olympics coverage for NBC in 1992; was forced to sit out a portion of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi when he developed pinkeye (Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira filled in)
• Has called the World Series, the NBA Finals and the Super Bowl
• Has a star on the St
• Louis Walk of Fame