The late Steve Sabol on Howard Cosell's Broadcasting Legacy

I was shocked to learn that Howard Cosell was not yet in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio.
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HOWARD COSELL MISSING FROM THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME?
Think about it... if untrue, wouldn't he have also received the same award Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Dan Dierdorf have for broadcasting from the ABC Monday Night Football booth.