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Costas, Bob

Robert Quinlan Costas (1952-) was at the van of a "changing of the guard" in sports broadcasting during the 1970s and beyond. His career took off when he began calling games for the ABA's "Spirits of St. Louis" on KMOX radio in 1974. Here he honed skills that took him among the elite of sportscasters. He has called baseball, football, and the Olympics on radio or TV. A graduate of Syracuse University, Costas remains a St. Louis resident even though the demands of the job continually call him to the coasts.

• - Fan review of the book where the broadcaster tells what he thinks should happen in Major League Baseball. Suite101.com article by Bryan Walker.
  
• - Homage with photograph, biographical sketch, induction details, and links to others inducted.
  
• - National Public Radio's Fresh Air profile of the broadcaster with links and RAM audio format of the interview.
  
• - Book Magazine review of Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball with an excerpt. Includes his list of essential baseball books and contact, order, and subscription information.
  
• - Musician and former TV host's counter-attack after the sportscaster ridiculed Tesh's efforts as an Olympic gymnastics commentator.
  
• - Fametracker.com mixes straight biography with humorous comparisons and ranks him among other famous people while projecting where his place "should" be.
  
• - A look at the 1996 Olympic Games from the rec.humor.funny archives.
  
• - Biography, video clips, interview transcripts, polls, guest highlights, submission form for fan questions, and upcoming broadcasts.
  
• - Summary of his life and career with emphasis on his work for the NBC and MSNBC networks.
  
  

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