Monday Night Football 12-8-80

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This really isn't about officiating, so I hope you'll indulge me.

Thirty years ago tonight, on Monday Night Football, Howard Cosell stunned the nation with some sad news that sent shockwaves across the country.

Now, with 24-hour cable news, the Internet, and cell phones this would be handled totally differently.

Even though this happened about a year or so before I was born, and basically would have no impact on me whatsoever, it still sends chills up my spine to hear it.

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Remember that well, it ranks up with the Cronkhite announcement when JFK was killed, then Jack Ruby getting Oswald live on TV, sometimes TV provides too much information.

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They say that more Americans found out that John Lennon died from Howard Cossell than anyone else.

This day and age, with the 24/7 news cycle and mediia such as Facebook and Twitter, the news that he had been shot would have spread like wildfire within 30 minutes of the shooting.