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Categorically and undeniably the Greatest of All Time (GOAT)

CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 5, 2018 12:20AM in Sports Talk

Howard Cosell.

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    CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,531 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 5, 2018 4:11AM

    Going Old school! And agreed

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    JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,229 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was both the GOAT good and bad. Now THAT'S a record that can't be broken!!!!!!!

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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    His hairpiece was superb. Except for the fact that it looked like a hairpiece. LOL

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    CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @stevek said:
    His hairpiece was superb. Except for the fact that it looked like a hairpiece. LOL

    The best ones did back then.

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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Coinstartled said:

    @stevek said:
    His hairpiece was superb. Except for the fact that it looked like a hairpiece. LOL

    The best ones did back then.

    I'm not certain, but Cosell's hairpiece might be made out of polyester. :D

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    galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 7,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:

    It's just sad that a squirrel had to sacrifice its life for Albert's hairpiece.

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    JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,229 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I liked Vin Scully the best. Of course Howard was more of a color guy, a prognosticating pontificator as it were ;-)

    Joe Buck announced during the Vikings Patriots game that Brady was the GOAT. I can't believe any (good) announcer would say that.

    His real first name CAN'T be Joseph.

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    grote15grote15 Posts: 29,535 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cosell was entertaining but often a gasbag in the booth, especially when doing baseball or MNF. Boxing was his strong suit.



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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:
    Cosell was entertaining but often a gasbag in the booth, especially when doing baseball or MNF. Boxing was his strong suit.

    And Cosell, long before he retired, quit announcing boxing for various reasons.

    Cosell actually wound up to be a frustrated old man, and in his later years said a number of stupid negative things about his colleagues that really didn't need to be said. It wasn't enlightening, it was just silly and made Cosell look foolish.

    My opinion for at least some of his frustration is that Cosell had stated that what he really wanted to do is stop announcing sports altogether, and become a political pundit for a network. To the best of my knowledge, none of the networks ever gave him the chance.

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    garnettstylegarnettstyle Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 6, 2018 4:25AM

    I miss Cosell and Keith Jackson. Especially when he did OSU games.
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    craig44craig44 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cosell was great. I also enjoyed john Madden in the booth. So entertaining.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I also liked Bill Fleming !!! :)

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For the most part, when it comes to Howard Cosell, I would say that “goat” would have it’s old meaning - the guy who screwed up and lost and the game. The guy was too much of a New York City homer for me, in addition to other faults.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I should add that I did enjoy his boxing commentary, however, and the best selling book he authored to at least placed his name on the front cover.

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    BrickBrick Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perhaps not. But he was fast enough to come in second.

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