All World Hockey by T. Michael Travers

He used to be called Bill, then he became "The Cos" then "Dr. Cosby" then, according to his accusers, he became just plain evil. In Toronto, from the 1960s to the 1980s, Lou Myles Disegnatore was the place to go if you wanted a fine-quality, made-to-measure suit. He opened his Yonge at Gerrard St. store in 1960. But, the competition was fierce with Disney Men’s Wear (no relation to the Hollywood animation genius) near Lou downtown and Mitty’s Men’s Wear, on Bloor, in west Toronto. Once he was up and running news of his workmanship and classic designs spread quickly. Before Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, there was Lou Myles. In the early 1960s, comedian Bill Cosby started his career at the Hungry i in San Francisco and a short time later found himself at a Toronto nightclub across the street from the King Edward Hotel for a one-night stand. There were lots of comedians making their mark in show business at the time but Richard Prior and Bill Cosby separated thems

  It started with Danny Gallivan ... There was something strange about it - something foreign. To me, it seemed to say ... "we are the Habs and it doesn't matter what the score is, we are going to win". We have "little Charlie Hodge" and "big Robinson" and "the speedy Cournoyer". He was such a Hab, he even had his own Montreal Canadien hockey card. He enunciated with an unusual flare. He seemed to create new words while describing the game. It was distracting. He wasn't like Foster or Bill Hewitt. He said stuff that didn't sit well with me and my Leaf buddies. You know, the "Savardian Spinerama", "the dearth of whistles" ... "6 and a half ounces of vulcanized rubber finds its way into the seats"... and, oh yeah, the "cannonading drive". The stuff he said made you say to yourself ... what did he say? He was a homer and I had to turn the sound off the TV when he got to be too much for me. On