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  ESPN.com - Dick Vitale
Order a Dickie V gift set and 10% of your order will go towards the Jimmy V Foundation.
Order Dick Vitale's newest book, "Living a Dream: Reflections of 25 Years Sitting in the Best Seat in the House."
With Glen Davis gone, Tasmin Mitchell will be asked to carry the load at LSU.
espn.go.com /dickvitale/index2.html   (193 words)

  
  Dick Vitale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vitale is often criticized for being a "homer" for Duke University and for mentioning Duke frequently during broadcasts, even when Duke is not playing.
Vitale is well known for covering the biggest games with his rare form of energy, coining terms like "Diaper Dandy" (a star freshman), a "PTPer" (a prime time performer), "Maalox Masher" (the end of a close game), and "dipsy-doo dunkeroo slam-jam-bam, baby!" (an exciting slam dunk).
Vitale was a finalist for election to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 and 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_Vitale   (772 words)

  
 College basketball: Dick Vitale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dick Vitale: One rule change I'd love to see is the use of the trapezoid on the foul-lane area a la international basketball to widen the lane, move the big people away from the three-second area and creating more cutting, driving and passing to the basket.
Dick Vitale: Look for Mike Davis to change many of the things done by the previous leader, as word is they play some zone along with their man-to-man defense and will change their offensive system from the General's motion game.
Dick Vitale: Remember many people didn't give Steve Lavin at UCLA or Brian Ellerbe at Michigan much of a chance to survive, yet they removed the interim tag and were named as head coaches at their respective programs.
www.usatoday.com /community/chat/1030vitale.htm   (0 words)

  
 Southeast Building Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Vitale, who makes his home in the Sarasota, has been a fixture at ESPN since he joined the cable network shortly after its 1979 launch.
Vitale’s roots are in teaching the game he’s loved since he was a child.
Vitale also serves on the Board of Directors of the V Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer and founded in 1993 by the late Jim Valvano (a Vitale friend and former national champion basketball coach at the North Carolina State).
www.sebcshow.com /vitale.htm   (0 words)

  
 NJ Monthly
Vitale, who had coached his alma mater since the 1964–65 season, was closing out a streak of four state sectional championships, two straight state titles, and 35 straight wins.
Vitale’s motivational instincts may have come from his mother, Mae, who told her oldest child—Vitale has a younger brother, John, and sister, Terry—“Someday you’re going to make it, because you’ve got spirit, Richie.” Television industry insiders peg Vitale’s annual salary from ESPN at more than $1 million.
Vitale is a steady donor for the Sarasota Boys and Girls Club, where a bronzed statue of him stands, and for the V Foundation, which is dedicated to raising money for cancer research on behalf of his good friend and coaching legend, the late Jim Valvano.
www.njmonthly.com /issues/mar06/dickyv.html   (0 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Dick Vitale - How will Duke, Carolina fare?
VITALE -- Duke still has a solid nucleus with veterans J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams, Daniel Ewing and Co. to build upon.
VITALE -- I think the Gators are a player or two short of winning it all.
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons and the University of Detroit before providing color commentary for ESPN's first college basketball game in 1979 (he's been an ESPN analyst ever since).
insider.espn.go.com /dickvitale/v-mail040820Duke-UNC-plus.html   (0 words)

  
 Florida Golf Monthly - Dick Vitale
Vitale went on to coach in college and even did a year with the Detroit Pistons before becoming a TV star.
Vitale sent Valvano and a friend onto the course while he and wife Lorraine lounged by the pool.
Dick Vitale - a golfer - a PTP'er!
www.floridagolfing.com /fgm/9802/vitale.htm   (0 words)

  
 Washington Speakers Bureau: Dick Vitale
Dick uses a combination of humor and inspiration drawn from his career as a sixth grade teacher, a college and professional basketball coach, and years as one of the best known – and perhaps most beloved -- network basketball analysts in history.
For Vitale, winning “The Game of Life” begins with a can-do attitude that he himself inspires in audiences, motivating them towards achieving their individual and organizational goals by applying lessons from the sports world.
Vitale is a true American icon – known for his catchy “Vitale-isms” and his infectious enthusiasm – as well as for his tireless work for the V Foundation (named for the late NCAA coach Jim Valvano), an organization dedicated to curing cancer.
www.washingtonspeakers.com /speakers/Speaker.cfm?SpeakerID=439   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale and the V Foundation --- simply sensational ::
Vitale's passion and enthusiasm for the sport he loves is infectious.
Valvano and Vitale were close friends, and through Vitale's help, along with ESPN, Jimmy V. was able to announce the formation of a foundation bearing his name that would fund cancer research.
All I know is that as passionate as Vitale is about March Madness and college basketball, I know he is twice as involved with this foundation.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/uwire/031706aab.html   (0 words)

  
 University of Florida News - TV personality Dick Vitale to speak at O’Connell Center
Vitale joined ESPN just after the network’s 1979 launch and has become one of the most enthusiastic, energetic and vibrant announcers in the field.
Vitale began his career as a high school basketball coach.
Vitale’s coaching experiences give him the ability to use his talents to provide commentary on a variety of topics for “Dick Vitale’s Fast Break” on SportsCenter and to make Monday morning appearances on the “Mike & Mike in the Morning” show.
news.ufl.edu /2006/10/05/dicky-v   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale on ESPN - Kalbzayn's Writing World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dick Vitale was talking on ESPN Radio this morning.
I was getting ready to tune out his constant name dropping and weird lingo when he started talking about the V Foundation fund raiser he is working with.
Vitale said something very inspiration during his rambling.
www.kalbzayn.com /serendipity/archives/251-Dick-Vitale-on-ESPN.html   (0 words)

  
 ESPN's Vitale implores young players to be virtuous
Dick Vitale, the mouth of college basketball, had just been through a 70-minute workout at Garfinkel's Five-Star Basketball Camp at Robert Morris University.
This was Vitale as you've never heard him.
When he was done, Vitale was given a standing ovation.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/collegeother/20030730vitale0730p4.asp   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale vs. Sam Kinison vs. John Moschitta @ WWWF Grudge Match
Dick Vitale would be a contender if it weren't for the Annoyance Factor (tm).
Dick Vitale is revered by many of them, despised by others.
Vitale and moschita (or whatever his name is) confuse each other and fall silent, Kinison starts yelling unintentionally slamming the others heads on the table in a confused rage.
www.grudge-match.com /History/littlecaesars.shtml   (0 words)

  
 Ralph Lauren Magazine - Dick Vitale Interviews Nick Bollettieri
Dick Vitale's passion for tennis rivals the enthusiasm he brings as a college basketball analyst for ABC and ESPN.
Here Bollettieri and close friend Dick Vitale, college basketball’s most recognized analyst and a devoted fan of tennis, cover the full spectrum of topics about the sport’s highs and lows and the stars who carry the game.
Dick Vitale: I want you to compose for me the perfect tennis player using the following qualities: mental tenacity, serve, return of serve, volley game, forehand, backhand and a big shot-maker.
entertainment.polo.com /magazine/editorial/su05/bollettieri.asp   (0 words)

  
 [ guerilla sports : GNEWS : Dick Vitale Named New Duke Information Minister ] ...
"It's no secret that Dick Vitale has been a huge supporter of mine, and Duke's, for a long time," said Coach Krzyzewski as he took a break from reading star player JJ Reddick's soothing poetry.
A rejuvenated Vitale beamed at the his deputy's vigor, noting that he would look to reinforce the message of Duke's absolute dominance as it heads into the 2005 NCAA Men's Tournament.
Vitale had to be restrained by security personnel when he began frothing at the mouth and throwing chalk at onlookers.
www.guerillasports.com /article.php?article=389   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale's rock show slams in Pitt's 'Zoo'
"The mid-1980s?" Dick Vitale tried to remember after an ESPN "Big Monday" broadcast last night, while getting escorted from the crowds of autograph seekers and out the Petersen Events Center, a subject he'll get to in a minute.
Vitale is the star of these ESPN road shows, and the college kids flock to him.
With less than four minutes left in a game that No. 6 Pitt eventually won, 72-55, against No. 5 Notre Dame, the TV audience saw Vitale put on a Julius Page headband, a Zoo T-shirt and huddle between two lovely coeds, as they were called back in the day.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/pitt/20030107vitale0107p5.asp   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale sucks. Oh my God. - jotsheet
Yet Dick Vitale is a glorified cheerleader, and a bald, dumb, ugly, whiny, stupid, self-promoting one at that.
Simply put, Vitale is a Dukie first, an ACC groupie second, and an East Coast hype third.
Dick Vitale is a worthless, dumbass Duke cheerleader who should be fired immediately.
underscorebleach.net /jotsheet/2004/11/dick-vitale-sucks   (0 words)

  
 The Courier - Old Dominion University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sports analyst Dick Vitale, known for his enthusiastic and colorful style of commentary, will speak at the Big Blue Club Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon Friday, Oct. 12.
He is seen on "Dick Vitale's Fast Break" during the basketball season, publishes the annual Dick Vitale's College Basketball Magazine and is the best-selling author of "Vitale: Time Out, Baby!" "Holding Court" and "Campus Chaos: Why the Game I Love Is Breaking My Heart."
Vitale has s received two ACE awards for cable broadcasting, along with the prestigious Naismith Award for contributions to the sport of basketball, the Ronald Reagan Media Award and the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Award.
www.odu.edu /ao/instadv/archive/vol31issue5/stories/dickvitale.html   (0 words)

  
 SPORTS ON TV-RADIO
When Dick Vitale comes to town to do a basketball game, he instantly becomes part of the show.
Vitale, the veteran screamer for ESPN and ABC, may be the best known figure in college basketball.
For all his fame and fortune, Vitale is smart enough not to take himself or the game too seriously.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1999/02/15/spt_sports_on_tv-radio.html   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale picks J.J. Redick for Player of the Year (huh?) - jotsheet
No amount of hyperactive yelling by Dick Vitale during ESPN broadcasts about Redick’s free throw shooting (not even #1 in the ACC) and addition of a dribble-drive layup to his repertoire is going to change that.
And for what it’s worth, even though I wouldn’t put him up against Redick or Stoudamire as a pure shooter, Dee Brown is hitting 54% of his field goals and 48% of his threes this year.
He could not handle the pressure… I loved the way that punk promoter of him Vital was trying to cover for him…… To bad, we have now seen the true heart of the Blue Devils punk out when he was covered by some one who can play so “D”..
underscorebleach.net /jotsheet/2005/03/dick-vitale-and-jj-redick   (0 words)

  
 Five questions with Dick Vitale
Vitale, for 20 years the voice of college basketball on ESPN, was in town Saturday to do the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.
It was the first Xavier-UC game for Vitale, further elevating the game's status as the country's biggest local rivalry.
Vitale does 60 games a year for ESPN, a dozen more for ABC, plus plenty of studio shows and sound bites.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1999/12/19/spt_five_questions_with.html   (0 words)

  
 Truth About Duke - Encyclopedia - Dick Vitale
Vitale threatens a boycott of Stuart Scott, the current anchor on air, and UNC alum.
Vitale: I'm here with Caron Butler, who shocked the nation by not signing with Duke outta high school.
Vitale leaves the restaurant, but not before taunting the crowd with chants of "Who's your daddy, Battier!" a la the Cameron Crazies.
www.truthaboutduke.com /encyc.php?encycid=11   (0 words)

  
 SportsPickle.com - The Sports Humor and Satire Site on the Internet
Ultra-enthusiastic basketball announcer Dick Vitale said today he is very excited about being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
Vitale will not cut back his broadcasting schedule even though his doctors say he has a limited time to live.
Vitale said he has decided to have his health monitored by doctors at Duke University Medical Center in the outside chance he can be cured.
www.sportspickle.com /features/volume4/2005-0223-vitale.html   (0 words)

  
 DICK VITALE BOOKS AND FUN - Campus Chaos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Who else but Dick Vitale would allow himself to be passed up through the stands by the Duke University students or be televised standing on his head in the studio after losing a bet on an NCAA tournament game between Illinois and Austin Peay?
Dick Vitale’s "Living a Dream: Reflections of 25 Years Sitting in the Best Seat in the House" is a book for everyone who cares about sports in America and will show readers a Dick Vitale they have never before seen before.
In "Campus Chaos" Dick Vitale expresses his heartfelt thoughts on the sport he loves so deeply.
www.dickvitaleonline.com /books_fun.html   (0 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Cranking up the Vitale Bald Dome Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Well, I wore out my VBDI (Vitale Bald Dome Index; who needs the RPI, baby?) analyzing the résumés of the respective potential upper echelon seeds, and it was nightmarish.
Finally, I threw my papers in the air and said the heck with it and let the committee worry about placing the various teams in the slots.
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale writes regularly for USA TODAY during the college basketball season.
www.usatoday.com /sports/comment/vitale.htm   (0 words)

  
 Press Release: It's Tournament Time! Sprint Adds Exclusive Dick Vitale Ringers and ESPN Tourney Pick'em to College ...
Dick Vitale voice ringers give college basketball fans a chance to hear some of Vitale's most famous sayings, such as "Awesome Baby!" or "Dipsy-doo Dunk-a- roo!" ESPN Tourney Pick'em gives up-to-minute scores, news and stats to subscribers anytime, anywhere on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.
The exclusive Dick Vitale voice ringers are the newest collection of downloadable ringers for Sprint PCS Vision Phones.
The Vitale voice ringers can be downloaded for $2.50 each from the special College Hoops ringers category on Sprint PCS Vision.
www.mobileburn.com /pressrelease.jsp?Id=1220   (0 words)

  
 The Dick Vitale Drinking Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One (1) Head Dick must be selected for the group.
The Head Dick should be knowledgeable of the Dick Vitale Universe, ie.
Every time Dick starts harping on his personal agenda, such as eliminating the alternate possession or changing rules so that graduation rates are not impacted by transfers, the last person to yell "shut up Dick!" or "shut up Duke!" must drink (5)
www.geocities.com /macjunk9/vitale.html   (0 words)

  
 Stop Dick Vitale Petition
We, the college basketball fans of America, are sick and tired of seeing and listening to Dick Vitale.
We are all college basketball fans who watch tens or hundreds of basketball games each season, and we have all been overexposed to this man who appears on nearly every ESPN and ABC college basketball telecast.
The Stop Dick Vitale Petition to ESPN and ABC Sports was created by and written by Vu Pham (atlvu@hotmail.com).
www.petitiononline.com /novitale/petition.html   (0 words)

  
 Dick Vitale on Darius Washington: Sad Story :: The Memphis Flyer :: the mid-south's news weekly :: Sports Buzz :: ...
Dick Vitale on Darius Washington: Sad Story :: The Memphis Flyer :: the mid-south's news weekly :: Sports Buzz :: Sports and Activities
According to ESPN analyst Dickie Vitale, it was the saga of the U of M's Darius Washington.
Read Vitale's article for a sobering take on D-Wash's not-so-bright future prospects.
www.memphisflyer.com /memphis/Content?oid=17506   (0 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Dick Vitale - Barnes, Texas welcome diaper dandies
Washington State suffered a blow when freshman point guard Derrick Low, a potential starter, broke a bone in his foot during practice.
Coach Dick Bennett must deal with the reality that his diaper dandy could miss the start of the season.
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons and the University of Detroit in the 1970s before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in 1979 (he's been an ESPN analyst ever since).
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