Dick Vitale
Dick Vitale Trivia
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Growing up, Dick loved going to the courthouse to watch local trials.
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Dick attended his first baseball game at age six in 1946 at Yankee Stadium. He wanted to see Joe DiMaggio.
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Every Sunday after church growing up, Dick and his uncles would debate anything related to sports.
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Dick's favorite sports film is Remember the Titans.
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Dick wanted to be a lawyer growing up.
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The most influential coach in Dick Vitale's life was Ken Sinofsky, the head football coach of East Rutherford High School in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Dick's favorite actor is Denzel Washington and his favorite actress is Julia Roberts.
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Dick drove a 1955 red and white Ford Convertible in high school.
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Dick was born at Passaic's St. Mary's Hospital.
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Dick is an avid tennis player.
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Dick earned his Master's Degree in Elementary Education from William Patterson College.
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Dick says some of the people he would like to meet the most include Oprah Winfrey and John McEnroe.
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Both of Dick's daughters went to Notre Dame University on tennis scholarships.
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Dick was presented with with the Greater Detroit Community Award by the Hartford Insurance Company in 1978.
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Dick was voted Man of the Year by the Detroit Athletic Club in 1977.
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Dick graduated university with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
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Dick is a member of advisory boards for the Harlem Globetrotters and the Henry Iba Citizen Awards.
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In 2002, the Sarasota Magazineof Sarasota, Florida named Dick one of the area's most influential men.
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In 1987, Dick signed an exclusive contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau.
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He taught and coached at Mark Twain Elementary School in Garfield, New Jersey after college.
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Vitale credits Jim Simpson, a Hall of Fame broadcaster, in helping him develop his broadcast style.
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Dick says his parents didn't have a formal education. Instead, they had "doctorates of love."
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Dick Vitale serves as a columnist for Basketball Times.
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Dick Vitale is a regular contributor to ESPN: The Magazine.
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Dick is a member of the advisory boards for the Henry Iba Citizen Awards and the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Dick is on the Board of Directors of The V Foundation. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer.
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Dick is a well-known public speaker. He signed an exclusive contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau in 1987.
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Dick released an autobiography co-written with Dick Weiss in 2004. The title of the autobiography was "Living a Dream."
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Dick is a season ticket holder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball.
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Dick is blind in his left eye.
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Dick is well-known for adding the word "baby" to the end of his sentences while announcing.
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Dick was announced as one of the 15 finalists to be inducted into the NCAA Hall of Fame in the 2006-2007 season.
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Since 1979, Dick has called over 1,000 college basketball games.
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Dick called the first-ever college basketball game in the history of ESPN on December 5, 1979.
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Dick was the head coach of the NBA's Detroit Pistons in the 1978-79 season and in the beginning of the 1979-80 season. His overall record was 34-60.
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Dick was a basketball coach at East Rutherford High School (his alma matter); he won two state championships there in seven years.
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Dick has appeared in four TV commercials since 1994: he appeared in a Hooters commercial in 2005, a DiGiorno Pizza commercial in 2003, a Ford commercial in 2003, and an Adidas commercial in 1994.
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Dick originally planned on becoming a teacher; that changed when he became the coach of the basketball team at Mark Twain Elementary School in Garfield, New Jersey in 1963.
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Dick is a graduate of Seton Hall University.
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In 1998, Dick was a recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award. This hardware is awarded to members of the electronic and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball.
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Dick has a brother named John.
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Dick has been married to his wife Lorraine since 1971. The couple has two children.
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Dick's nicknames include Dickie V and Mr.College Basketball.
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Dick: I learned from my mom and dad, who didn't have a formal education but had doctorates of love. They told me that if you gave 110 percent all the time, a lot of beautiful things will happen. I may not always be right, but no one can ever accuse me of not having a genuine love and passion for whatever I do.
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Dick: I'm living the American dream.
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Dick: What has happened with underclassmen declaring for the NBA draft? It is absolutely wacky, baby!
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