Editing Bob Costas (section)

====Professional football====
Costas began as a play-by-play announcer, working with analyst [[Bob Trumpy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BOB TRUMPY NAMED ROZELLE AWARD WINNER |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/bob-trumpy-named-rozelle-award-winner/ |website=profootballhof.com |publisher=PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> In 1984, he would replace [[Len Berman]] as studio host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/26-05-1045.pdf|title=A CHRONOLOGY OF PRO FOOTBALL ON TELEVISION: Part 3|last=Brulia |first=Tim|website=Pro Football Researchers}}</ref> Among his NFL colleagues was [[O.J. Simpson]], who had called [[30 Rockefeller Plaza]] asking to speak to Costas during Simpson's infamous [[Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|police chase]] through the freeways of [[Los Angeles]]. However, Costas was several blocks away at [[Madison Square Garden]] covering Game 5 of the [[1994 NBA Finals]]. Costas learned of the attempted contact when visiting Simpson in prison later that year.<ref name="Costas3">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/news/bob-costas-oj-simpson-rcna147525 |title=Bob Costas recalls O.J. Simpson car chase following his death: 'It was surreal, to put it mildly' |work=Today |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Costas remained NFL studio host until 1992, when he was replaced by [[Jim Lampley]].

NBC Sports allowed Costas to opt out from having to cover the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]. He publicly denigrated the league throughout its existence and remains a vocal critic of the XFL and its premise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Tom |title=Director Charlie Ebersol Talks 'This Was the XFL' 30 for 30, Vince McMahon, More |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2690645-director-charlie-ebersol-talks-this-was-the-xfl-30-for-30-vince-mcmahon-more |website=Bleacher Report |publisher= Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>

In [[2006 NFL season|2006]], Costas returned to NFL studio hosting duties for NBC's new ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'', hosting its pre-game show ''[[Football Night in America]]''.

Costas is nicknamed "Rapping Roberto" by New York City's ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' sports media columnist Bob Raissman.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/451507p-380022c.html | title=NBC out-Foxed in opener | work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] | author=Raissman, Bob | date=September 12, 2006 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Al Michaels]] also called him "Rapping Roberto" during the telecast between the [[2006 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] and the [[2006 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] on September 10, 2006, in response to Costas calling him "Alfalfa".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2006-09-10-weekend_x.htm | title=Scores, injury updates early fodder for NBC's Sunday-night NFL show | work =[[USA Today]] | author= Hiestand, Michael | date= September 11, 2006}}</ref>