Howard Cosell

Birth Name:

Howard William Cohen

Birth Place:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

In 1995, he received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award
In 1995, he received the Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
Was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1993
Earned a bachelor's degree in English from New York University
Before becoming involved in sportscasting, he worked as a lawyer
Served in the U․S․ Army Transportation Corps during World War II
Was the sportscaster who announced the death of musician John Lennon during a broadcast of "Monday Night Football․"

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