Howard Cosell : the man, the myth, and the transformation of American sports / Mark Ribowsky.
2012
GV742.42.C67 R53 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Howard Cosell : the man, the myth, and the transformation of American sports / Mark Ribowsky.
Author
Ribowsky, Mark.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780393080179
039308017X
039308017X
Publication Details
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.
Language
English
Description
xii, 477 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
GV742.42.C67 R53 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.449796092
Summary
A deeply misunderstood sports legend, once the most hated and loved man in America, gets his due in this absorbing, revelatory biography.
Cosell was one of the most outrageous figures in American sports history. Ribowsky recreates the most famous sports events of the 1960s and 1970s as he explores the explosive commercialization of sports-- and sheds light on the life a deeply misunderstood sports legend, at once the most hated and loved man in America.
Cosell was one of the most outrageous figures in American sports history. Ribowsky recreates the most famous sports events of the 1960s and 1970s as he explores the explosive commercialization of sports-- and sheds light on the life a deeply misunderstood sports legend, at once the most hated and loved man in America.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: A gifted one
Black and white (1918-1964)
Living color (1964-1976)
Turn out the lights (1976-1995).
Black and white (1918-1964)
Living color (1964-1976)
Turn out the lights (1976-1995).