Let me be Cosell's doppelgänger, a position which for decades I have held. It is colossal disgrace that more of the American public who heard the voice of this reporter at every significant event over a three decade period have not purchased and read Ribowsky's book. Exhaustive in its research, the book is Livy on Augustus, Sandburg on Lincoln. The book is a long overdue chronicle of the greatest announcer who ever lived. Ribowsky turns up a remarkable trove of remembrances from Cosell colleagues and friends that make the book rich and entertaining.Two criticisms that do not change my top rating:1) I could have done without the lengthy opening thesis from the author.2) Copyright law does us an injustice. I would have loved links to the great Cosell calls--"Down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier (which happens to be my ringtone); "It's over! It is over," concluding key matches; the John Lennon announcement on MNF, ending, "Dead on Arrival"; the countless interviews with Ali. Fortunately, YouTube exists. Better still would have been links to so much more.What a man, what a time, what a book! Buy it!!