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ABC Sports broadcaster Howard Cosell waited for the Kentucky Derby to start on May 5, 1984. The legendary sportscaster worked 11 consecutive Derbys (1975 to 1985) during his 40-year broadcasting career. Cosell died in 1995 at age 77. Herald-Leader Archive Photo