(1939-06-09) June 9, 1939 (age 84) Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school
East Rutherford (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
College
Seton Hall
Coaching career
1963–1979
Career history
As coach:
1963–1964
Garfield HS
1964–1971
East Rutherford HS
1971–1973
Rutgers (assistant)
1973–1977
Detroit
1978–1979
Detroit Pistons
Career coaching record
NCAA
79–29 (.731)
NBA
34–60 (.362)
Basketball Hall of Fame
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008
Richard John Vitale (/vaɪˈtæl/; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. He is known for catchphrases such as "This is awesome, baby!" and "diaper dandy" (outstanding freshman player), as well as his enthusiastic and colorful remarks during games. He has also written fourteen books and appeared in several films.
Richard John Vitale (/vaɪˈtæl/; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college...
Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, Matt Painter, Allan Houston, DickVitale, Jim Boeheim, Dan Dakich and Bobby Hurley, as well as actor Louis Gossett...
Team Hoyt was the athletic duo consisting of Dick Hoyt (June 1, 1940 – March 17, 2021) and his son Rick Hoyt (January 10, 1962 – May 22, 2023 ) from Holland...
December 5, 2011, the playing surface was named DickVitale Court in honor of longtime ESPN analyst DickVitale, who began his head coaching career at the...
analyst) Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) DickVitale (game analyst) Bill Walton (game analyst) Michael Wilbon (studio analyst)...
of the Year Award for the 1973–74 and 2001–02 season, respectively. DickVitale was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame to recognize the work he did...
will team with DV, DickVitale, who has made his name as a wild and crazy commentator on ESPN. "Biography of DickVitale". DickVitale Online. Archived...
cameos from college basketball personalities such as Jerry Tarkanian and DickVitale. The film was released in the United States on March 28, 1997 to negative...
the Philadelphia 76ers. When Iguodala was selected, ESPN personality DickVitale commented that it was a mistake for the Sixers to take him, saying "Iguodala...
straight seasons (1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977). Hope was then placed in DickVitale in 1978, the former head coach at the University of Detroit, but he was...
Scott (1972–1976) Herb Brown (1976–1977) Bob Kauffman # (1977–1978) DickVitale (1978–1979) Richie Adubato # (1979–1980) Scotty Robertson (1980–1983)...
Jim Boeheim, NBA coaches Rick Pitino and George Karl and broadcaster DickVitale made cameo appearances at one point early in the film. Former football...
Than Thrills". Washington Post. "The Grassroots Godfather". "ESPN.com - DickVitale - vcolumn010408roundball". assets.espn.go.com. Retrieved October 16,...
with a then-novice color commentator DickVitale and Joe Boyle doing the play-by-play. In the early days, Vitale was paired with veteran sportscaster...
Bob Valvano: ESPN College Basketball Fernando Viña: Baseball Tonight DickVitale (1982–present): ESPN College Basketball Jay Walker: ESPNU College Football...
Before the season, several commentators, including Bill Simmons and DickVitale, predicted that Yao would fail in the NBA, and Charles Barkley said he...
USFL, and the Olympic Games. He briefly worked college basketball with DickVitale. Jackson also served as the pregame, halftime, and postgame anchor for...
Kirk Herbstreit. Also, his voice (and that of his broadcast partner, DickVitale) was featured in EA Sports' NCAA March Madness video game series. When...
2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010. BasketballReference.com: Dick McGuire (as coach) BasketballReference.com: Dick McGuire (as player) Dick McGuire at IMDb...
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