Question about Howard Cosell

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:10 am

I had heard somewhere that Cosell once called the HS hockey tournament "The greatest amateur sporting spectacle in America" or something along those lines.

I have looked around the interwebz and cannot find any such citation.

Anyone else heard of him saying such a thing?

paulsonj72 · Post by **paulsonj72** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:35 am

Ogie wrote:I had heard somewhere that Cosell once called the HS hockey tournament "The greatest amateur sporting spectacle in America" or something along those lines.

I have looked around the interwebz and cannot find any such citation.

Anyone else heard of him saying such a thing?

IIRC he made that comment during the 1979 tourney. KSTP had gotten the rights to the tourney that year and 10 days before they tourney that year KSTP became the ABC affiliate for MSP. So to help promote that fact Hubbard brought in many ABC bigshots and Howard was one that was brought in. Also I believe that clip aired in the 2003 documentary Ice Dreams which was about the Hockey Tourney. It airs agian Sunday morning at 3AM and Tuesday at 10 AM and 1 PM. That clip of Howard is part of it.

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:37 am

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:57 am

Are you sure the name of the movie isn't "Frozen Dreams"?

I was probing around and "Ice Dreams" is a Hallmark Channel movie about figure skating.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:41 pm

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RRubberbeeskit · Post by **RRubberbeeskit** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:51 pm

The Exiled One wrote:[/img]

Exiled One: Thanks for posting that photo. Howard was one of my favorites.

" Ladies and Gentleman this is Howard Cosell speaking of sports"!

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:09 pm

Indeed...Nice find.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:17 pm

Ogie wrote:Indeed...Nice find.

Go Irondale!

WarmUpTheBus · Post by **WarmUpTheBus** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:18 pm

RRubberbeeskit wrote:
The Exiled One wrote:[/img]
Exiled One: Thanks for posting that photo. Howard was one of my favorites.

" Ladies and Gentleman this is Howard Cosell speaking of sports"!

Notice the Minneapolis Washburn pennant. Was that the Russ Anderson team?

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:32 pm

The Exiled One wrote:
Ogie wrote:Indeed...Nice find.
Go Irondale!

What years did you play at Irondale?

paulsonj72 · Post by **paulsonj72** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:00 pm

Ogie wrote:Are you sure the name of the movie isn't "Frozen Dreams"?

I was probing around and "Ice Dreams" is a Hallmark Channel movie about figure skating.

The FULL title is "Ice Dreams, The History of the Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament". And I got that off of the guide for DirecTV. I just shortned it. it airs eary Sunday morning on FS North

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:06 pm

paulsonj72 wrote:
Ogie wrote:Are you sure the name of the movie isn't "Frozen Dreams"?

I was probing around and "Ice Dreams" is a Hallmark Channel movie about figure skating.
The FULL title is "Ice Dreams, The History of the Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament". And I got that off of the guide for DirecTV. I just shortned it. it airs eary Sunday morning on FS North

TY again....I'll try and dig it up and/or have my brother DVR it.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:21 pm

MrBoDangles wrote:
The Exiled One wrote:
Ogie wrote:Indeed...Nice find.
Go Irondale!
What years did you play at Irondale?

I didn't play, just attended. My kid is in the IYHA (or I suppose I should say, the IYHA/MVYHA co-op).

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:41 pm

WarmUpTheBus wrote:Notice the Minneapolis Washburn pennant. Was that the Russ Anderson team?

Don't think so. Pretty sure Russ Anderson's high school days predate that picture by a few years.

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:43 pm

That's Ed Karow with Howard, isn't it?

Man, did that dude have mouth on him when he was off-camera.

ZachHalverson · Post by **ZachHalverson** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:53 am

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