John Lennon and Monday Night Football

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 | by Pat's Picks

At NY1 today we’ve been reflecting on the death of John Lennon. It was 30 years ago today that he was shot in front of his Central Park West apartment building. I want to share two fascinating video clips related to that story, both which involve Howard Cosell.He had the unfortunate duty of announcing Lennon’s death in the midst of a Monday Night Football telecast. And he had a personal connection to Lennon, who’d been a guest on MNF in 1974.

Both clips below: