Howard Cosell was a man who liked to talk a lot, especially about sports. He worked on TV and radio and people knew him all around America. Some people really liked him and thought he was good at what he did. Other people didn't like him as much because they thought he talked too much and said things that weren't very nice.
Howard Cosell was born a long time ago, in 1918, and he grew up in New York City. He liked sports a lot and he wanted to be a lawyer too. He went to school for a long time and learned a lot of things, but then he changed his mind and decided he wanted to be a reporter instead.
Howard Cosell got a job on the radio and then he started working on TV too. He talked about all kinds of sports, like football and baseball and boxing. He liked to talk about people too, and he wasn't afraid to say what he thought. Sometimes he said things that were very smart and other times he said things that weren't so smart.
Howard Cosell became very famous because lots of people listened to him and watched him on TV. He was on a show called "Monday Night Football" that lots of people liked to watch because it was fun and exciting. Howard Cosell was on that show for a long time and people started to like him, even if they didn't agree with everything he said.
Howard Cosell retired from TV and radio in 1985. He wrote some books and did some work with charity. He died in 1995, but lots of people still remember him and talk about him today. Some people think he was the best sports reporter ever and other people aren't so sure. But either way, Howard Cosell was a man who liked to talk and he talked a lot about sports, and that's why people remember him.