Bob Costas

Age: 57
Height: 5' 7"

Birth Place: Queens, New York, USA
Born: Mar. 22nd, 1952

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Bob Costas' Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

TV sportscaster known as a smart interviewer with encyclopedic knowledge and a devilish sense of humor.

TRIVIA:

Had made it known that he despises the often-used phrase that a player or team can "control their own destiny." He claims that if it truly is 'destiny,' there is nothing any team or player can do to change it.
Carries a 'Mickey Mantle' (qv) baseball card in his wallet.
Attended Syracuse University in New York.
Recipient of the 'Curt Gowdy' (qv) Award (awarded to members of the electronic and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball) in 1999.
NBC sportscaster (1980- ).
The first time he visited baseball legend Stan Musial's St. Louis eatery, left a $3.31 tip in homage to the Cardinal great's lifetime batting average (.331).
Ranked #6 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009).
In 2000, published his first book, 'Fair Ball: A Fan's Case For Baseball.'

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