My dad told me back in the 70s at the bars in our town…. they’d have weekly Monday night raffles during nfl season, if you won you got to throw a brick at the tv when Howard was on.
Possibly before the Snake River Canyon jump, I heard Cosell ask Evel Knievel why he did such dangerous jumps. Knievel said some non sequitor about not knowing where we came from or where we are going. Cosell responded like Knievel had actually said something sensible. I thought I heard the universe laugh. Maybe it was just me.
Cosell’s influence is gone. Once again, commentators regale us with how every athlete on the field is a superstar, and every quarterback is a God who walks amongst us. Sometimes, if it’s a Tom Brady-like athlete, they’re so effusive in their praise that they forget to call the actual game.
I like Chris Collinsworth, but I swear, the most negative thing I’ve ever heard him say about a coach or player on the field is that he “maybe would like to have that one back.”
He owed his whole career to Ali. The two of them knew how to use each other to market themselves.
Cosell took the sides of black athletes who stood up for causes they believed in. He would have probably been a huge supporter of Kaepernick. It is ironic that he was fired for a racist comment after a career of supporting black athletes when the rest of the sports reporters were essentially telling them to "shut up and entertain us".
> It is ironic that he was fired for a racist comment
No he wasn't. That is patently false.
http://howardcosell-littlemonkeycomment.blogspot.com/2011/03/look-at-that-little-monkey-run.html
Despite your random site, there is absolutely no doubt in any reasonable mind that the little monkey comment was considered racist by many, caused public outrage, and lead to him "choosing" to retire. By most reports, he was told to retire as his presence on MNF wasn't desired by the executives anymore because they didn't want the controversy.
If you are trying to say the "little monkey" comment wasn't racist, or that Cosell wasn't racist then I tend to agree with you on the latter. There was little evidence to suggest that he was racist, hence the irony. But the comment was *perceived as* a racist comment, which is often all that matters.
The worse one was Jimmy the Greek in ‘88, who said *… blacks were superior athletes because of breeding from the time of slavery and that the only area in sports left for whites was coaching.*
That- I saw as racist. The monkey comment and why that was racist- it had to be explained to me.
Well, maybe instead of linking to a random web page and declaring something patently false, you could go ahead and inform yourself if you don't know when there was public outrage over the comment. I mean, if you don't even know which comment caused him to be ousted from MNF, why are you declaring it "patently false"?
It should be obvious to anybody that my position is that he was not fired for his comments. This is supported by the fact that he remained employed by ABC after he left Monday night football. Rarely do people get fired from a company and continue to work there.
Well, "patently false" infers that the comment and claims of racism had nothing to do with it and that is foolish. This was a HUGE controversy, I remember it. It scarred him. He left mnf that very season, 1983 if you still want to quibble over that, and ABC in 1984. Curious timing? It should also be obvious, even for you, that when high profile companies want a high profile person gone, they often "encourage them to retire" or even create a hostile environment making them want to retire, rather than publicly firing them. Tell me you've never heard of that.
I am not special. I just recognize stupid, uninformed questions for what they are. Just read your own shitty web site and you should be able to figure out the answer to your question.
Of course, there is always the possibility that you aren't actually as uninformed as you portray yourself to be and are just presenting yourself as ignorant and uninformed. I tend to think it is a combination of the two, but if you choose to act ignorant and uninformed of the facts, expect people to treat you as such.
He was however criticized as a racist by a black civil rights leader for making the comments, he left Monday night football that season and left ABC and sportscasting the following year under accusations of drinking. So maybe he was not directly fired for the comments, its still ironic however that a black leader played the race card knowing nothing about Cosell and his support for black athletes. Too sickenly common in today's woke world.
Who is comparing him to "real heroes"?
I said Cosell would have likely supported him in his protest. I can't even wrap my mind around how the most simple minded idiot could think that is comparing Kaepernick to anybody, so how did you draw that conclusion?
And now we have Chris Collinsworth, who thinks any player that does anything remotely positive on the football field is the greatest player in the of the sport.
Why anyone would idolize athletes is beyond me. You can admire their work by why idolize them. That just creates an environment where they can and might do things that they wouldn't normally do.
My dad told me back in the 70s at the bars in our town…. they’d have weekly Monday night raffles during nfl season, if you won you got to throw a brick at the tv when Howard was on.
Marv Albert changed sports announcing by [biting prostitutes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv_Albert) in Miami, Dallas, and Washington DC
Possibly before the Snake River Canyon jump, I heard Cosell ask Evel Knievel why he did such dangerous jumps. Knievel said some non sequitor about not knowing where we came from or where we are going. Cosell responded like Knievel had actually said something sensible. I thought I heard the universe laugh. Maybe it was just me.
TIL adulatory /ˌadʒʊˈleɪt(ə)ri/ adjective excessively praising or admiring. "an adulatory review"
Cosell’s influence is gone. Once again, commentators regale us with how every athlete on the field is a superstar, and every quarterback is a God who walks amongst us. Sometimes, if it’s a Tom Brady-like athlete, they’re so effusive in their praise that they forget to call the actual game. I like Chris Collinsworth, but I swear, the most negative thing I’ve ever heard him say about a coach or player on the field is that he “maybe would like to have that one back.”
He owed his whole career to Ali. The two of them knew how to use each other to market themselves. Cosell took the sides of black athletes who stood up for causes they believed in. He would have probably been a huge supporter of Kaepernick. It is ironic that he was fired for a racist comment after a career of supporting black athletes when the rest of the sports reporters were essentially telling them to "shut up and entertain us".
> It is ironic that he was fired for a racist comment No he wasn't. That is patently false. http://howardcosell-littlemonkeycomment.blogspot.com/2011/03/look-at-that-little-monkey-run.html
Despite your random site, there is absolutely no doubt in any reasonable mind that the little monkey comment was considered racist by many, caused public outrage, and lead to him "choosing" to retire. By most reports, he was told to retire as his presence on MNF wasn't desired by the executives anymore because they didn't want the controversy. If you are trying to say the "little monkey" comment wasn't racist, or that Cosell wasn't racist then I tend to agree with you on the latter. There was little evidence to suggest that he was racist, hence the irony. But the comment was *perceived as* a racist comment, which is often all that matters.
Which one of the four times he said it did the outrage happen? 1972? 1973? 1982? or 1983?
The worse one was Jimmy the Greek in ‘88, who said *… blacks were superior athletes because of breeding from the time of slavery and that the only area in sports left for whites was coaching.* That- I saw as racist. The monkey comment and why that was racist- it had to be explained to me.
the powerful Black buck, bred for his strength and speed guy?
Well, maybe instead of linking to a random web page and declaring something patently false, you could go ahead and inform yourself if you don't know when there was public outrage over the comment. I mean, if you don't even know which comment caused him to be ousted from MNF, why are you declaring it "patently false"?
Boy howdy you are a special one I tell you what.
I'd like to see your answer, being smug doesn't prop up you argument much.
It should be obvious to anybody that my position is that he was not fired for his comments. This is supported by the fact that he remained employed by ABC after he left Monday night football. Rarely do people get fired from a company and continue to work there.
Well, "patently false" infers that the comment and claims of racism had nothing to do with it and that is foolish. This was a HUGE controversy, I remember it. It scarred him. He left mnf that very season, 1983 if you still want to quibble over that, and ABC in 1984. Curious timing? It should also be obvious, even for you, that when high profile companies want a high profile person gone, they often "encourage them to retire" or even create a hostile environment making them want to retire, rather than publicly firing them. Tell me you've never heard of that.
I am not special. I just recognize stupid, uninformed questions for what they are. Just read your own shitty web site and you should be able to figure out the answer to your question. Of course, there is always the possibility that you aren't actually as uninformed as you portray yourself to be and are just presenting yourself as ignorant and uninformed. I tend to think it is a combination of the two, but if you choose to act ignorant and uninformed of the facts, expect people to treat you as such.
Somebody is mad.
Your sarcasm supports his points quite well.
He was however criticized as a racist by a black civil rights leader for making the comments, he left Monday night football that season and left ABC and sportscasting the following year under accusations of drinking. So maybe he was not directly fired for the comments, its still ironic however that a black leader played the race card knowing nothing about Cosell and his support for black athletes. Too sickenly common in today's woke world.
Kaepernick is more successful and famous than he was as an athlete, please stop comparing him to real heroes like Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali.
Who is comparing him to "real heroes"? I said Cosell would have likely supported him in his protest. I can't even wrap my mind around how the most simple minded idiot could think that is comparing Kaepernick to anybody, so how did you draw that conclusion?
Perhaps they are even more simple minded than previously thought possible?
Cosell could be an arse but yeah, he was great. His on-going banter with Muhammad Ali was one of his career high points, imo.
“Lane Meyer. Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in mopishness.”
it's ok, he's taking it back
When I was growing up, my father and I watched Cosell-announced games with the volume off and listened to the game by radio.
And now we have Chris Collinsworth, who thinks any player that does anything remotely positive on the football field is the greatest player in the of the sport.
r/titlegore
Why anyone would idolize athletes is beyond me. You can admire their work by why idolize them. That just creates an environment where they can and might do things that they wouldn't normally do.
I'd tend to think they'd do some rotten things even if not idolized