The passing of Don Meredith this past weekend inevitably brought back memories to old timers of Meredith quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys against the Green Bay Packers in two NFL Championship games in 1966 and 1967; 1967 of course being the famous "Ice  Bowl" at Lambeau Field. Another memory would be "Dandy Don" in the broadcast  booth on Monday nights with Howard Cosell- talk about polar opposites!

Since this is SportsLawTalk, we do need to point out that "Dandy Don" was not a lawyer, but most of you who remember Cosell know that Howard was a lawyer. But did you know that Howard Cosell was a sports lawyer before he began his broadcasting career? Cosell received his B.A. from New York University in English. Then it was on to law school at NYU, where Cosell made the law review.

 

Cosell's law career found him involved in Labor Law. Cosell had the chance to work with entertainers and athletes, including representation of Willie Mays. Additionally, Cosell represented the Little League of New York. From this beginning Cosell began his job transformation into the sports commentary and broadcasting business.

It would be fun to think of Cosell attending the annual Sports Lawyers Association meetings and maybe squaring off in a stirring debate with the likes of agent-attorney Craig Fenech.


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