I remember being stationed at FT (Bruce) Lee outside Richmond, VA back in 2011 where I hung out with a Logistics officer who told me that Howard was responsible for streamlining much of the Army's transportation methods when he served as a CPT during WW II. What an amazing guy! He deserved all those complimentary martinis, a salut Howard.
LOL!!! Howard Cosell is the guy that made Nachos famous too, he'd had them in TX and liked them and decided to talk about them on Monday Night Football so he had some brought into the booth and said try these Nachos, Don and Frank, Don said, Knockos? This is from a article, can't find video of it. Cosell, a household name for football fans, sat alongside Frank Gifford and Don Meredith giving viewers the play-by-play, when a plate of nachos was brought to the broadcast room. “Cosell was trying to take up some dead air and he says ‘They brought us this new snack-what do they call them? knock-o’s or nachos?’” recalls (Frank’s son Tony) Liberto. “He started using the word ‘nachos’ in the description of plays: ‘Did you see that run? That was a nacho run!’” Cosell and others used the word for weeks after, allowing nachos to branch out from their Texas birthplace.
Lol. I just read a “Did you know fact about that how Howard popularized nachos to everyone. Hard to believe back then nachos wasn’t a stadium food standard like it is now
Best of Monday Night Football was went Don Meredith would begin singing , "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." to signify that a teams' chances of winning were about done. lol
Dude..it was a different time back then. Was he drinking on the job ? Sure. Was it right ? No. Was he the biggest name at ABC Sports ? Yes. Getting rid of him, especially at that time, would have been the stupidest thing Roone Arledge could have done. Does it make it right ? Probably not, but it was reality.
@@adriancano5403 *You forgot about Dandy and his beloved WEED, he was a major smoker and many times in the booth and Arledge knew this as well. Arledge was no dummy he knew he had one more move with Jackson, which worked out great for Jackson, then move Gifford in the booth and make MNF history. The days of Cosell, Meredith and Gifford marked the pinacol and those who followed were mere shadows*
Nah. It was 27 degrees up in that booth. I remember those days. His jaw was numb from the coldness. Listen to how Dandy Don pronounces “Tarkington”. He was a bit cold, too.
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Met Dandy Don back in the 70's.... I couldn't have been more than 9 .... And he was blasted.....had his guitar, and was singing about his old dog Blue.... We were on vacation in Sante Fe, and my Mom noticed Don at a table over by the wall. We were at a Mexican Food Restaraunt, and it was later in the evening. Mom kept telling Dad "That's Don Meredith, That's Don Meredith!!" Of course, mom asked, "Can my son get his autograph?" The waiter was very cordial, and said that one of the reasons that people like Don ate there was because they knew that staff wouldn't allow them to be bothered. The waiter said that Don was one of the good guys, and that he'd check with Don. Imagine my excitement and horror, as a boy, when this drunken voice bellowed, "Hell no I don't mind, bring the kid over!!" "How are you?" he asked? Looking back, he signed his name really well for someone in his condition. Great man, Don Meredith was! Great player, announcer, and at times actor. And I'm a lifelong, diehard Steelers fan! Ah, the good old days..... Things were different, and better then...... Thanks for sharing this, I'd forgotten all about that night. I still have the menu that he signed in the office somewhere. I'll have to find it now.
Lol. My uncle did the same thing when he was drunk. He put his arm around you and tell you his life story slurring every word. Lol. Don is like WTF Howard? Lol
A. It was the 70s. B. A drunk Cosell was still 2x as eloquent as any of the meatheads he had to work with. C. One bad night should not discredit a legend's legacy.
He wasn't actually drunk; he explains this in his book, "Cosell." He suffered from an inner ear infection called toxic vertigo, which affects balance and speech. It was a sudden attack and caught him completely by surprise. And in case you're wondering, I've never heard of it either.
I've read in the book "Monday Night Mayhem," that he said he had to work under "inhuman conditions"- an open air broadcast booth at Franklin Field in frigid weather- and that he was suffering from a "virulent virus" caused by an inner ear infection; in all fairness, I've had an inner ear infection and they are painful, at the same time, I also remember reading that he had too many pre game party martinis!
It was a different time, ma'am. This was an era a free-flowing booze at company parties. If that were to happen today he'd be canned in a second. After all he was drunk on the job..lol
He actually was. Immediately after this clip, he threw up all over Dandy Don's brand-new cowboy boots and got yanked. He took a cab all the way back to NYC.
Man was a multi millionaire and famous. Also he was 6 foot three. I think most USA men take that over being poor, uninteresting and short. Howard Cosell did good for his wife and children. A lot of haters.
I only liked Cosell when he did boxing matches on ABC. On MNF he was always a annoying microphone hog. I was glad when they finally dropped him from MNF.
Big difference between drunk and being hungover. This is drunk.
Hungover
@@77-ty7gb You don't slur your words when your hungover. Pull your head out.
I remember being stationed at FT (Bruce) Lee outside Richmond, VA back in 2011 where I hung out with a Logistics officer who told me that Howard was responsible for streamlining much of the Army's transportation methods when he served as a CPT during WW II. What an amazing guy! He deserved all those complimentary martinis, a salut Howard.
Howard C. was good at what he did--even when he looked like a drunk Dracula.
“PhiLlaDeLphia.” Howard’s breath was peeling paint off the walls. Nothing’s worse than a hammered guy running his yap 12 inches from your face.
Even worse was that Cosell's nose was less than two inches from his face.
I love it ! Dandy Don trying not to laugh--awesome !!
I remember watching this game. Howard Cosell disappeared after halftime.
How great is that? Limo to the game, best seats in the stadium and boozing it up on someone else's expense.
Courtesy of Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose.
Don was trying not to laugh at the beginning.
Indubidubly 🙂
Dandy Don double take and keeping his composure not to laugh makes it even funnier than Howard being drunk.
LOL!!! Howard Cosell is the guy that made Nachos famous too, he'd had them in TX and liked them and decided to talk about them on Monday Night Football so he had some brought into the booth and said try these Nachos, Don and Frank, Don said, Knockos? This is from a article, can't find video of it. Cosell, a household name for football fans, sat alongside Frank Gifford and Don Meredith giving viewers the play-by-play, when a plate of nachos was brought to the broadcast room.
“Cosell was trying to take up some dead air and he says ‘They brought us this new snack-what do they call them? knock-o’s or nachos?’” recalls (Frank’s son Tony) Liberto. “He started using the word ‘nachos’ in the description of plays: ‘Did you see that run? That was a nacho run!’”
Cosell and others used the word for weeks after, allowing nachos to branch out from their Texas birthplace.
Amazing! And wow, it really speaks to the hold that MNF had on popular culture back then.
Lol. I just read a “Did you know fact about that how Howard popularized nachos to everyone. Hard to believe back then nachos wasn’t a stadium food standard like it is now
@@MrUnsolvedMystery . I don't remember hearing about nachos when I was a kid in the 70s.
Amazing how far technology has come in the last 40 years. That was state of the art at that time.
FRANKLIN FEILD ....PHILEELPHIA
Lorenzo Sloan classic 🥳🥳🥳🥳
From what I heard, Cosell left the broadcast booth right after this clip and somehow got a ride back to New York.
altfactor yes dandy don said he got sick
And he threw up on Meredith's brand-new pair of cowboy boots
He did. He actually took a cab all the way from Philly to New York. Wonder how much that fare was?
Too much in 1970 dollars! :)
Also because the last plane, train, and bus to New York had all left.
He was drunk not hungover. Smh
i am drunk watching this
I think they sent him home at halftime. I think he was drunk on more than one occasion
" your're absoloolteey right............now back to Keith". lol
Meredith used to smoke weed before going on air.
Yeah he did.
they were the BEST
This mustve been right before he puked on Dandy Don's cowboy boots lol
Turn out the lights...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It was a party back then even before Frank joined up. I loved it!!!
Don: Philadelphia's gonna have to hold on to the football!
Howard: I want to kiss you.
A little too much of the good stuff.
"Howard got sick all over my shoes"
Best of Monday Night Football was went Don Meredith would begin singing , "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." to signify that a teams' chances of winning were about done. lol
Dandy D. had been nippin' too, but he knew how to hold his liquor.
THAT HARD ASTRO-TURF.
Franz, I was thinking the same thing. Carpeted concrete...just brutal.
Truly, a sight to behold! Said a wise man.
He wasn't hungover- he was DRUNK!
Two of the greatest all time. Cut Howie some slack and we love Dandy Don
I was at the game that night.
Bunpei Shiratori Really?
Dude..it was a different time back then. Was he drinking on the job ? Sure. Was it right ? No. Was he the biggest name at ABC Sports ? Yes. Getting rid of him, especially at that time, would have been the stupidest thing Roone Arledge could have done. Does it make it right ? Probably not, but it was reality.
@@adriancano5403 *You forgot about Dandy and his beloved WEED, he was a major smoker and many times in the booth and Arledge knew this as well. Arledge was no dummy he knew he had one more move with Jackson, which worked out great for Jackson, then move Gifford in the booth and make MNF history. The days of Cosell, Meredith and Gifford marked the pinacol and those who followed were mere shadows*
Back then I'd never say it, but now I miss Howud Cosell, speaking of spotes.
They were both drunk as fuck. Keith Jackson disgusted.
Nah. It was 27 degrees up in that booth. I remember those days. His jaw was numb from the coldness. Listen to how Dandy Don pronounces “Tarkington”. He was a bit cold, too.
More like “Comb over”
All older men get bald. It will happen to you and women will find you less attractive. Most likely your 40s and 50s. Ugly equates to bald for most women. Be prepared. Once you bald you days Of getting the hot chick over, but that granny widower she be a waiting. Lol.
Met Dandy Don back in the 70's.... I couldn't have been more than 9 .... And he was blasted.....had his guitar, and was singing about his old dog Blue....
We were on vacation in Sante Fe, and my Mom noticed Don at a table over by the wall. We were at a Mexican Food Restaraunt, and it was later in the evening. Mom kept telling Dad "That's Don Meredith, That's Don Meredith!!"
Of course, mom asked, "Can my son get his autograph?"
The waiter was very cordial, and said that one of the reasons that people like Don ate there was because they knew that staff wouldn't allow them to be bothered. The waiter said that Don was one of the good guys, and that he'd check with Don.
Imagine my excitement and horror, as a boy, when this drunken voice bellowed, "Hell no I don't mind, bring the kid over!!" "How are you?" he asked? Looking back, he signed his name really well for someone in his condition.
Great man, Don Meredith was! Great player, announcer, and at times actor. And I'm a lifelong, diehard Steelers fan! Ah, the good old days..... Things were different, and better then......
Thanks for sharing this, I'd forgotten all about that night. I still have the menu that he signed in the office somewhere. I'll have to find it now.
I love stories like this...what an awesome guy. Thanks for sharing!
Match Game brought me here
Holy slippery slopes of slurred words.
He claimed in his first book that he had something called "toxic vertigo."
It's called too much vodka, not nearly enough food to absorb it all..lol
Cosell burned a hole in Keith Jackson's knit pants with a cigar. I think it was one of the first few games of MNF in the1970 season.
Lol. My uncle did the same thing when he was drunk. He put his arm around you and tell you his life story slurring every word. Lol. Don is like WTF Howard? Lol
There will be hell toupeé.
Maybe Howard was doing the Dean Martin routine here
Hey where's the halftime highlights?!!
Howard is a 100 times better than Jason written and that other guy
wasted!!
We see more drunk people on TV in 2018...
A. It was the 70s.
B. A drunk Cosell was still 2x as eloquent as any of the meatheads he had to work with.
C. One bad night should not discredit a legend's legacy.
He wasn't actually drunk; he explains this in his book, "Cosell." He suffered from an inner ear infection called toxic vertigo, which affects balance and speech. It was a sudden attack and caught him completely by surprise. And in case you're wondering, I've never heard of it either.
I've read in the book "Monday Night Mayhem," that he said he had to work under "inhuman conditions"- an open air broadcast booth at Franklin Field in frigid weather- and that he was suffering from a "virulent virus" caused by an inner ear infection; in all fairness, I've had an inner ear infection and they are painful, at the same time, I also remember reading that he had too many pre game party martinis!
No one said it does. But it's funny as hell.
@@tomshelton1447 He was drunk.
Leonard Tose got him Trashed! He was the owner of the Philadelphia eagles!!!!!
Cossell hated Philadelphia.
When did Veterans Stadium open?
John Perrigo 1971
The following year. 1971
The following year
It's a wonder Howard did'nt get fired.
It was a different time, ma'am. This was an era a free-flowing booze at company parties. If that were to happen today he'd be canned in a second. After all he was drunk on the job..lol
@@adriancano5403 "ma'am" ?
@@Screencappedhats typo, brother..lol
Dude would be yanked today immediately off the the air. Too many martinis at halftime.
He actually was. Immediately after this clip, he threw up all over Dandy Don's brand-new cowboy boots and got yanked. He took a cab all the way back to NYC.
Not too...maybe cold affected his speech.
👃 🐀 Howard cosell
Yes...when an NFL player did so well he had to work a second job off season.
Maybe howard was cold. Lol
Man was a multi millionaire and famous. Also he was 6 foot three. I think most USA men take that over being poor, uninteresting and short. Howard Cosell did good for his wife and children. A lot of haters.
I only liked Cosell when he did boxing matches on ABC. On MNF he was always a annoying microphone hog. I was glad when they finally dropped him from MNF.
Wasn't drunk. He was sick as a dog....
I think he was just cold, not drunk. He's an old geezer for Pete's sake.
They are indoors why coats??Liars !!!!
Uh, no, they weren't indoors. That was an open-air press box.
It's called an open window with the wind blowing inside, u idiot!
So he was drunk