Howard Cosell Famous mis-quotes
Kevin & Gail Gammell
Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
usual searches and no results.
Brad Ferguson
Gammell <TheZ...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
The clip was in the recent HBO biography of Cosell. The point was also
made that Cosell had previously said the same thing about white
players; they had a clip of him doing that, too.
Uhhuh47300
>Anyone know where to find Cosell's famous last words on Monday Night
>Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
>usual searches and no results.
>
>
You might try "Look at that little monkey go". I think that was the exact
phrase. The reciever was Alvin Garrett, if that helps.
Trace
Tinman7828
>Gammell <TheZ...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>> Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
>> usual searches and no results.
>
>made that Cosell had previously said the same thing about white
>players; they had a clip of him doing that, too.
>
And this statement cost Howard his job. It seemed to be much more of an
accidental slip of the tongue than John Rocker calling his teammate a "fat
monkey", yet John most likely will keep his job (although I believe he will be
suspended). Cosell was most probably not a racist. He seemed quite the
opposite.
I believe Cosell died of cancer, but didn't he also suffer from Parkinson's
Disease, much like Ali, the man he probably will most likely be forever linked
to when people remember Howard?
Jim Gallagher
>
> Anyone know where to find Cosell's famous last words on Monday Night
> Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
> usual searches and no results.
I have heard rumors of that, but don't have a source.
What I DO remember is that I first heard about John Lennon's death from
Howard on a Monday Night Football broadcast. The horror...
Bermuda999
>>
>>Anyone know where to find Cosell's famous last words on Monday Night
>>Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
>>usual searches and no results.
>>
>>
>
>phrase. The reciever was Alvin Garrett, if that helps.
According to the Washington Post, the exact phrase was " 'Look at that little
monkey run.'
-- On Washington Redskins wide receiver Alvin Garrett. "
Bob Schlesinger
Redskins wide receive Alvin Garrett. To his credit Garrett downplayed the remark,
saying something to the effect of "that's just Howard being Howard". I don't condone
Cosell for making such an idiotic remark, but from Garrett's perspective there was
nothing to be gained by dragging the issue out. I'm not sure if Cosell apologized
for the
remark but I seem to recall that he talks about this incident at length in one of his
autobiographies (maybe "Telling It Like It Is").
JDarling wrote:
> Tinman7828 wrote:
>
> > >In article <86ge11$q7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>, Kevin & Gail
> > >Gammell <TheZ...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Anyone know where to find Cosell's famous last words on Monday Night
> > >> Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
> > >> usual searches and no results.
> > >
> > >The clip was in the recent HBO biography of Cosell. The point was also
> > >made that Cosell had previously said the same thing about white
> > >players; they had a clip of him doing that, too.
> > >
> >
> > And this statement cost Howard his job. It seemed to be much more of an
> > accidental slip of the tongue than John Rocker calling his teammate a "fat
> > monkey", yet John most likely will keep his job (although I believe he will be
> > suspended). Cosell was most probably not a racist. He seemed quite the
> > opposite.
>
> I don't recall that Cosell was fired for this. You're probably thinking of Jimmy
> the Greek, who stated that blacks are genetically predisposed to athletics (or
> speed). Cosell, I believe, was able to retire in a warm afterglow. Probably
> avoided any racial brouhaha because he had good racial bona fides. (For example,
> I believe Muhammed Ali would have vouched for him, if necessary.)
>
> I seem to remember the player as being a Cowboy, a kick returner or something.
> The Redskins of that era had great special teams, so it very well could have been
> a Redskin kick returner.
>
> JDarling
Rev Chuck
>
> Kevin & Gail Gammell wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know where to find Cosell's famous last words on Monday Night
> > Football of a Redskins player "Look at that monkey go?". I've tried the
> > usual searches and no results.
>
>
> What I DO remember is that I first heard about John Lennon's death from
> Howard on a Monday Night Football broadcast. The horror...
There's a humorous story that Cosell was once set to interview presidential
candidate Ronald Reagan, but cancelled when John Lennon showed up unexpectedly.
Rev Chuck
>
> Tinman7828 wrote:
> >
> > And this statement cost Howard his job. It seemed to be much more of an
> > accidental slip of the tongue than John Rocker calling his teammate a "fat
> > monkey", yet John most likely will keep his job (although I believe he will be
> > suspended). Cosell was most probably not a racist. He seemed quite the
> > opposite.
>
> I don't recall that Cosell was fired for this. You're probably thinking of Jimmy
> the Greek, who stated that blacks are genetically predisposed to athletics (or
> speed). Cosell, I believe, was able to retire in a warm afterglow. Probably
> avoided any racial brouhaha because he had good racial bona fides. (For example,
> I believe Muhammed Ali would have vouched for him, if necessary.)
Cosell was the first white newscaster to refer to Muhammad Ali as Muhammad Ali
instead of Cassius Clay.
Jim Gallagher
> There's a humorous story that Cosell was once set to interview presidential
> candidate Ronald Reagan, but cancelled when John Lennon showed up unexpectedly.
I do remember Howard being very, very upset over the news when it came
in. And I remember thinking (correctly, so far) that I was forever
going to know that I was watching MNF and listening to Howard when I
first got the news.
As to his autobiographies, I believe he wrote one called "I Never Played
the Game," which was an excellent title for a sports broadcaster's
book. He never condescended to the audience and sometimes he made you
think, or at least go look up a word! Two pretty rare commodities in
the booth these days. And his support for Ali "the man," has already
been mentioned, but it was incredibly defiant and brave considering the
times and the circumstances. There used to be MNF parties at bars where
you could rent foam rubber bricks to throw at the screen whenever he was
on. Gives you a idea of the feelings he generated.
Brad Ferguson
<bobs...@flash.net> wrote:
> As was mentioned in a previous post the "little monkey" remark
> referred to Washington Redskins wide receive Alvin Garrett. To his
> credit Garrett downplayed the remark, saying something to the
> effect of "that's just Howard being Howard". I don't condone
> Cosell for making such an idiotic remark, but from Garrett's
> perspective there was nothing to be gained by dragging the issue
> out. I'm not sure if Cosell apologized for the remark but I seem
> to recall that he talks about this incident at length in one of his
> autobiographies (maybe "Telling It Like It Is").
Preface: I couldn't stand Cosell, and it was personal. I worked at ABC
in the early 1970s, so I saw him a lot. Cosell would, for example,
purposefully puff on his cigar in crowded ABC elevators because he had
the power to do it, and no one would tell him not to. He wasn't merely
annoying; he was an obnoxious pig.
But one thing he wasn't was a racist. The "monkey" quote is not in
isolation. As the Cosell biography currently showing on HBO makes
clear, he called a white player a "monkey" on another occasion, and
there's a clip of him doing it. He even called his grandchildren
"monkeys." I don't think it ever occurred to Cosell that there might
be a racial connotation involved. I do, however, think it became such
a big deal because most industry people despised Cosell personally, and
now they had something on him. I don't remember anyone defending
Cosell more than perfunctorily.
Arond 1991 in Washington, DC, the sportscaster for WTOP radio was fired
when he used the phrase "all the fine young cannibals" in describing
how the Redskins defense had carved up the offense of whoever they were
playing that week. He didn't mean it, either, but out he went.
Thomas Coleman
Reagan that night and forgot that one of them was already waiting in the
press box after sending the other their o wait. It suddenly occurred to
him and he ran to the room, only to find Reagan with his arm around
Lennon, explaining to the Liverpudlian the world of football. Which goes
to show, supposedly, the adage about sports/entertainment transcending
social barriers such as politics,race etc.