Cosell

[ koh-sel ]

noun

1. Howard, 1918–95, U.S. sportscaster.

Example Sentences

“Goodbye! Oh, what a blow,” broadcaster Howard Cosell proclaimed as Jackson’s third blast left the yard.

From Los Angeles Times

Written by Reitman and Gil Kenan, “Saturday Night” plays up the possibility that the show we now know as “Saturday Night Live” almost never happened, and were it not for the audacious, countercultural ethos of its creative team, could easily have gone the way of “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell,” a live and similarly-named variety show on ABC that launched weeks earlier but was canceled by January 1976.

From Los Angeles Times

The way Tarkenton performed in that episode helped sell the idea of mining the sports world for future guest hosts that included Madden, Tom Brady, Bill Russell, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Wayne Gretzky and Howard Cosell.

From Los Angeles Times

I didn’t see a horse until 1984 when I got to work the Derby as a reporter for the first time and witnessed the wind carrying Howard Cosell’s toupee aloft.

From Salon

Noted quarterback evaluator Greg Cosell said it’s a trend that’s going to continue in years to come.

From Los Angeles Times