[PAR] [TLE] Buckner &amp; Garcia [SEP] Buckner & Garcia, was an American musical duo consisting of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia from Akron, Ohio.  Their first recording was made in 1972, when they performed a novelty song called "Gotta Hear the Beat", which they recorded as Animal Jack.  Later, in 1980, they wrote a novelty Christmas song titled "Merry Christmas in the NFL", imagining sports journalist Howard Cosell as Santa Claus.  Performed under the pseudonym Willis the Guard & Vigorish, the song reached No. 82 on the Billboard charts despite limited airplay after Cosell found the song offensive.  In 1981, the duo wrote a sentimental country theme to back the poem "Footprints in the Sand", performed by Edgel Groves.  The duo also wrote the lyrics for extra verses of an extended version of the "WKRP in Cincinnati" theme song in 1982. [PAR] [TLE] Howard Cosell [SEP] Howard William Cosell ( ; born Howard William Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality.  Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff.  There's no question that I'm all of those things."  In its obituary for Cosell, "The New York Times" described Cosell's effect on American sports coverage: "He entered sports broadcasting in the mid-1950s, when the predominant style was unabashed adulation, [and] offered a brassy counterpoint that was first ridiculed, then copied until it became the dominant note of sports broadcasting."
[PAR] [TLE] Buckner & amp ; Garcia [ SEP ] Buckner & Garcia , was an American musical duo consisting of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia from Akron , Ohio . Their first recording was made in 1972 , when they performed a novelty song called " Got ta Hear the Beat " , which they recorded as Animal Jack . Later , in 1980 , they wrote a novelty Christmas song titled " Merry Christmas in the NFL " , imagining sports journalist Howard Cosell as Santa Claus . Performed under the pseudonym Willis the Guard & Vigorish , the song reached No . 82 on the Billboard charts despite limited airplay after Cosell found the song offensive . In 1981 , the duo wrote a sentimental country theme to back the poem " Footprints in the Sand " , performed by Edgel Groves . The duo also wrote the lyrics for extra verses of an extended version of the " WKRP in Cincinnati " theme song in 1982 . [PAR] [TLE] Howard Cosell [ SEP ] Howard William Cosell ( ; born Howard William Cohen ; March 25 , 1918 – April 23 , 1995 ) was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery , cocksure personality . Cosell said of himself , " Arrogant , pompous , obnoxious , vain , cruel , verbose , a showoff . There 's no question that I 'm all of those things . " In its obituary for Cosell , " The New York Times " described Cosell 's effect on American sports coverage : " He entered sports broadcasting in the mid-1950s , when the predominant style was unabashed adulation , [ and ] offered a brassy counterpoint that was first ridiculed , then copied until it became the dominant note of sports broadcasting . "
What is the name of the American sports journalist, widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality for whom the parody Christmas song 'Merry Christmas in the NFL' depicts him as Santa Claus?
What is the name of the American sports journalist , widely known for his blustery , cocksure personality for whom the parody Christmas song ' Merry Christmas in the NFL ' depicts him as Santa Claus ?
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell