Howard William Cosell (/ k oʊ ˈ s ɛ l /; né Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist and author. Cosell became prominent and influential during his tenure with ABC Sports from 1953 until 1985.. Cosell was widely known for his blustery, confident personality. Cosell said of himself, “Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff.

