The year was 1988 and I saw Howard Cosell sitting in the lobby of a hotel in downtown Milwaukee. I was used to seeing Cosell surrounded by fans clamoring for his autograph and media types following him for interviews. There was always so much commotion around him. But when I saw him, he was sitting by himself and no one else was around.
I had to remind myself that he had been off Monday Night Football for 5 years and these days he was busying himself by attending charity events.
I approached him and told him how much I liked what turned out to be his last TV show, 'Speaking of Everything', which was a TV version of his radio show 'Speaking of Sports' which had lasted for decades.
He thanked me and we shook hands.
As I left the lobby, I turned around and looked at Cosell one last time, and my mind raced through his incredible career, which at that point in 1988, was pretty much over.
All those wild interviews with Muhammad Ali, Monday Night Football, all the boxing matches he had called 'Down Goes Frazier!', and his legendary coverage at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which for some reason, has faded witth time.
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