Howard Cosell a candid conversation with the fustian oracle of sport
"I would say that Don Meredith's erratic march to the Emmy, the most treasured
of all broadcast awards, in his first year of TV work has to be regarded as
one of the great feats of modern times."
"I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas
of this nation. The overwhelming majority of mail asked ABC to 'get that
nigger-loving Jew bastard off the air.'"
"The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all,
is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed
sports to get completely out of hand."
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