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Byline: Alex Ben Block
After a taping earlier this month of cable television's longest-running sports show, ""Inside the NFL,'' three of the co-hosts stood around an HBO studio in Manhattan chatting. There was 6-foot-5 Cris Collinsworth, 6-foot-4 Dan Marino and 6-foot-2 Cris Carter. Darting past them to shoot more promos was Bob Costas, who at 5-foot-7 was the shortest among them and the only one who had not played pro football.
All do a professional job. But in a field where most announcers and analysts are former players and coaches, it is Mr. Costas, 53, who stands tallest among American sports broadcasters. Whether it is covering his beloved baseball, basketball, football or hosting the Olympics for NBC, as he will again in February 2006 from Torino, Italy, Mr. Costas delivers a clear, concise and surprisingly literate style.
Unlike many of his press box peers, Mr. Costas doesn't confuse sports with real life. ""The sports broadcasters that I've admired, past and present, always struck me as people who,...
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