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Dick Vitale
b. 1939Garfield, NJItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
ESPN basketball analyst
Biography
ESPN basketball analyst; Awesome, Baby! and Diaper Dandy!; both parents Italian-American; V Foundation fundraiser. Basketball Hall of Fame (contributor); raised $225M+ for V Foundation for Cancer Research
Notable For
- ESPN basketball analyst
- Awesome, Baby! and Diaper Dandy!
- both parents Italian-American
- V Foundation fundraiser
Honors & Recognition
- Basketball Hall of Fame (contributor)
- raised $225M+ for V Foundation for Cancer Research
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Sports
- Specialty
- Basketball Broadcasting
- Years
- b. 1939
- Birth Place
- Garfield, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
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