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That Wonderful Person Who Brought You Howard Cosell
Roone Arledge is the name, Monday-night football is the game
October
1
1974
Sol Yurick
Neil Selkirk
That Wonderful Person Who Brought You Howard Cosell
Sol Yurick
October
1
1974
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That Wonderful Person Who Brought You Howard Cosell
Roone Arledge is the name, Monday-night football is the game
October
1
1974
Sol Yurick
Neil Selkirk
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