When Sandberg hit that second home run, Costas said, "Do you believe it?!" The Cardinals' Willie McGee also hit for the cycle in the same game. The Cubs went on to win in the 11th inning. Sandberg then shocked the national audience by hitting a second home run, even farther into the left field bleachers, to tie the game again. Sandberg came up again in the tenth inning, facing a determined Sutter with one man on base. Despite this dramatic act, the Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the tenth. Sandberg, then not known for his power, slugged a home run to left field against the Cardinals' ace closer. In the ninth inning, the Cubs, trailing 9–8, faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, Bruce Sutter. Louis Cardinals in particular was cited for putting Ryne Sandberg (as well as the 1984 Cubs in general, who would go on to make their first postseason appearance since 1945) "on the map". The game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Costas, along with Tony Kubek, was calling the Saturday baseball Game of the Week from Chicago's Wrigley Field. One of his most memorable broadcasts occurred on J(in what would go down in baseball lore as " The Sandberg Game"). Major League Baseball įor baseball telecasts, Costas teamed with Sal Bando ( 1982), Tony Kubek (from 1983 to 1989), and Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker (from 1994 to 2000). Golf Ĭostas hosted NBC's coverage of the U.S. He would narrate and write a feature on the storied history of boxing in New York City. Costas was added to serve as a special contributor for the event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Costas would join forces with Marv Albert (blow-by-blow) and Al Michaels (host) on the April 11, 2015, edition of NBC's primetime PBC on NBC boxing series. With the introduction of the NBC Sports Network, Costas also became the host of the new monthly interview program Costas Tonight. He also did play-by-play for National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball coverage.
įor many years, Costas hosted NBC's National Football League coverage and NBA coverage. Don Ohlmeyer, who at the time ran the network's sports division, told 28-year-old Costas he looked like a 14-year-old. He did play-by-play for Chicago Bulls broadcasts on WGN-TV during the 1979–1980 NBA season. Costas would call Missouri Tigers basketball and co-host KMOX's Open Line call-in program. Īfter graduating in 1974, he joined KMOX radio in St. He called for the minor league Syracuse Blazers of the Eastern Hockey League.
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While completing his communications degree, Costas began his professional career in 1973, at WSYR-TV and radio in Syracuse. In the mid-1980s, he established the Robert Costas scholarship at the Newhouse School, of which the very first recipient was Mike Tirico in 1987. Costas got his first radio experience as a freshman at WAER, a student run radio station.
Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He grew up in Commack, New York and attended Commack High School South. He is also employed by MLB Network, where he does play-by-play and once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas.Ĭostas is the son of a Greek father, John George Costas, and an Irish mother, Jayne Costas (née Quinlan). Discovery Sports, where he does play-by-play and studio work for the MLB on TBS and commentary on CNN. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016. Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019.
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