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Notable Sports Figures
to his recognition factor. “Dick Vitale has been synonymous
with college basketball,” said Rudy Martzke,
media critic for USA Today. “He brings an insider’s perspective
to each broadcast, and his lifelong relationships
provide him a wealth of knowledge few can equal.”
SELECTED WRITINGS BY VITALE:
(With Curry Kirkpatrick) Vitale: Just Your Average
Bald, One-eyed Basketball Wacko Who Beat the
Ziggy and Became a PTP’er. New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1988.
(With Dick Weiss) Time Out, Baby! New York: Putnam,
1991.
(With Mike Douchant) Tourney Time—It’s Awesome,
Baby Indianapolis: Masters Press, 1993.
(With Charlie Parker and Jim Angresano) Dickie V’s
Top 40 All-Everything Teams. Indianapolis: Masters
Press, 1994.
(With Dick Weiss) Holding Court: Reflections on the
Game I Love. Indianapolis: Masters Press, 1995.
(With Dick Weiss) Campus Chaos: Why the Game I
Love Is Breaking My Heart. Indianapolis: TimeOut
Publishing, 1999.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Other
Ashburner, Steve. “NBA Insider: Sad Case of LeBron
James.” Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com,
(December 15, 2002).
Vitale
“Dick Vitale Bio.” ESPN.com, http://www.espn.go.com/
dickvitale/vfile/index.html (January 17, 2003).
Douchant, Mike. “A Look at How All the Madness Has
Evolved.” CBS SportsLine, http://live.sportsline.
com/u/page/covers/basketball/mar98/ncaaprev3198.
htm, (March 1, 1998).
George, Bob. “Final Four Becomes Final Bore.” Bob
George’s BOSSports, http://www.bossports.net/
celtics/cb040200.html, (April 4, 2000).
Lincicome, Bernie. “Media Hype Keeps Driving Le-
Bronmania.” Rocky Mountain News, http://www.
rockymountainnews.com, (January 15, 2003).
Ryan, Bob. “Running a Few Thoughts Up the Opinion
Pole.” Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/
dailyglobe2/363/sports, (December 29, 2002).
Shapiro, Leonard. “Highs, Lows of Television Sports in
‘02.” Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com, (January
2, 2003).
Telander, Rick. “A Bunch of Hypocrites.” Chicago Sun-
Times, http://www.suntimes.com/index/telander.
html, (December 15, 2002).
“V Speak: Glossary of Terms and Teams.” ESPN.com,
http://espn.com/dickvitale/vspeak/index/html, (January
17, 2003).
Wendorff, Hermann. “Devils Dump Hoyas.” Fayetteville
Observer, http://www.fayettevillenc.com,
(January 15, 2003).
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