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An unspeakable tragedy, confirmed to us by ABC News in New York City: John Lennon, outside of his apartment building on the West Side of New York City, the most famous, perhaps, of all the Beatles, shot twice in the back, rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, dead on arrival. Hard to go back to the game after that news flash, which in duty bound, we have to take.
Howard Cosell
It was an ideal day for football – too cold for the spectators and too cold for the players.
Red Smith
An announcer is only as good as yesterday’s performance.
Curt Gowdy
In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.
Ernie Harwell
Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these. Of course, I am.
Howard Cosell
Phil M. Stockmen