Howard Cosell
Chronology
| 1918 | Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 1918 | Moves to Brooklyn, New York |
| 1940 | Graduates with honors from New York University law school |
| 1944 | Marries Mary Edith Abrams |
| 1946 | Begins practicing law in New York City |
| 1953 | Agrees to serve as unpaid radio host for ABC |
| 1956 | Signs six-week contract with ABC |
| 1961 | Becomes nightly sports reporter on WABC-TV in New York |
| 1967 | Defends Muhammad Ali's constitutional right to refuse military draft |
| 1971 | Shares Monday Night Football booth with Don Meredith and Frank Gifford |
| 1975 | Hosts short-lived Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell |
| 1982 | Quits work as boxing announcer after brutal heavy-weight title fight |
| 1984 | Quits Monday Night Football, now bored by the sport |
| 1985 | Produces Sportsbeat television newsmagazine |
| 1985 | Releases autobiography I Never Played the Game |
| 1985 | ABC responds to criticisms in autobiography by canceling Sportsbeat |
| 1990 | Emmy Cosell dies |
| 1992 | Retires from broadcasting |
| 1995 | Dies of heart embolism in New York City |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsSports JournalismHoward Cosell Biography - Family Influence, Career At Abc, Controversial Commentary, Monday Night Football, Chronology, Broken Ties