Celebrity Name : Howard Cosell

Celebrity Real Name : Howard Cohen

Date of Birth : March 25, 1918

Birth Location : North Carolina and
raised in Brooklyn, New York

Biography of Howard Cohen :
Howard William Cosell, born Howard William Cohen (March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist on American television. His abrasive personality and tendency to speak his mind, often in erudite terms unusual for a sportscaster, made him, according to one poll, both the most-liked and most-hated television reporter in the country.

Early life :
Cosell was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His parents had wanted him to become a lawyer. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English from New York University, he earned his law degree from the New York University School of Law. During this period, at the request of a father who had wanted restored the original Cosell family name that had been changed after they immigrated, he legally altered his surname to Cosell as of 1940.

Army Life :
Cosell was admitted to the New York state bar in 1941, but when the U.S. entered World War II, Cosell entered the United States Army Transportation Corps, where he was eventually promoted to the rank of major. During his time in the service, he married Mary Abrams in 1944.

Early career :
After the war, Cosell began practicing law in Manhattan, primarily in union law. Some of his clients were actors, and some were athletes, including Willie Mays. Cosell’s own hero in athletics was Jackie Robinson, who served as a personal and professional inspiration to him in his career.
Cosell also represented the Little League of New York, when in 1953 an ABC Radio manager asked him to host a show on New York flagship WABC featuring Little League participants. Cosell hosted the show for three years without pay, and then decided to leave the law field to become a full-time broadcaster. The show marked the beginning of a relationship with WABC and ABC Radio that would last Cosell his entire broadcasting career. [wikipedia]