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| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Stand-up comedy | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label | Uni/MCA Records UNI-73066 | |||
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Sports is the 10th comedy album by Bill Cosby. It was released in October 1969 and was his first on the Uni Records label, which would eventually become MCA Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 1970 Grammy Awards. It was recorded live at Whisky a Go Go. [1]
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