Dick Vitale
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Dick Vitale is a famed American basketball sportscaster and former coach, best known for his enthusiastic, catchphrase-filled commentary on ESPN college basketball broadcasts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dick Vitale canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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human ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeIn | college basketball season coverage ⓘ |
| advocacy | cancer research fundraising ⓘ |
| almaMater | Seton Hall University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1939-06-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Passaic, New Jersey
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surface form:
Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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| catchphrase |
Awesome, baby!
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Diaper Dandy ⓘ PTPer ⓘ Prime Time Player ⓘ |
| charitableWork | support for the V Foundation for Cancer Research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | ESPN ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | college basketball broadcasting ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard John Vitale ⓘ |
| genre | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Sherri Vitale
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Terri Vitale ⓘ |
| hasHealthIssue |
lymphoma cancer diagnosis
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vocal cord issues ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ESPN
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surface form:
ESPN college basketball coverage
catchphrase-filled broadcasts ⓘ enthusiastic commentary style ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| nickname |
Dick Vitale
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Dickie V ⓘ Dickie V ⓘ
surface form:
Dicky V
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| notableEvent | joined ESPN at its launch in 1979 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
author of basketball-related books
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college basketball analyst on ESPN ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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sportscaster ⓘ television commentator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head coach of Detroit Pistons
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head coach of University of Detroit basketball team ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida
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surface form:
Florida, United States
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| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| spouse | Lorraine Vitale ⓘ |
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