Curiosidades

The first time he visited Stan Musial's St. Louis eatery, left a $3.31 tip in homage to Musial's lifetime batting average (.331).

For his fortieth birthday, Oakland A's manager Tony LaRussa allowed him to manage the club during a spring training game.

Children: Keith (b. 1986) and Taylor (b. 1989).

Carries a Mickey Mantle baseball card in his wallet.

He is of Greek (father) and Irish and German (mother) descent.

Attended Syracuse University in New York.

Had made it known that he despises the often-used phrase that a player or team can "control their own destiny." He claims that if it truly is 'destiny,' there is nothing any team or player can do to change it.

Ranked #6 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009).

First full-time sportscasting job came at age 22 with the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, calling games on radio station KMOX.

In 2000, published his first book, 'Fair Ball: A Fan's Case For Baseball.'

Apart from his normal sportscasting duties, Costas also announced periodic dog-sled and elevator races.

Costas has won four National Sportcaster of the Year awards (from the National Sportcaster and Sportswriter Association) and three Emmy Awards for outstanding sports announcing.

Graduated Commack High School South, Class of '70, the first class to graduate from that school.

NBC sportscaster (1980- ).

Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award (awarded to members of the electronic and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball) in 1999.

As of 2020, holds the record for individual with the most Sports Emmy wins at 23.

Covered 12 Olympic Games events (1988-2016) during his career.

Winner of the 2018 Ford C. Frick Award, given annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for ""major contributions to baseball".

Inducted into the Suffolk [County, New York] Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.