Table of Biography
Dick Vitale is a legendary personality in the field of basketball in the United States. Dick Vitale is a former basketball coach who had successful tenures with different teams like teams of Rutgers, Detroit, etc. While, he has also been working as a broadcaster for ESPN, cable, and others too.
Early Life
Dick Vitale was born on 9th June 1939, in Passaic, New Jersey, United States of America. This makes him 85 years old as of 2024. His father’s name was John Vitale. He was a part-time security guard, and piece labor clothing press operator.
While his mother was a seamstress too. He holds an American nationality and practices Christianity. Further, he belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. According to astrology, he has as his zodiac sign.
Education
Talking about his formal educational status, he completed his schooling at East Rutherford School in his hometown. And, he also accomplished his higher studies at university.
Dick Vitale – Professional Life
Dick Vitale is a legendary sportscaster who has made his name one of the great in the industry. He was very interested in basketball from his very early years and wanted to build a career in it.
Along with it, he was also interested in other sports. While talking about his coaching career, he initially started at a New Jersey elementary school where he was a high school coach for their team.
Caption: Dick during reporting a match (Source: Esquire)
Further, Nick was also a head coach at Garfield High School. Later, he also coached his school East Rutherford High School. Following his career, he also became an assistant coach at Rutger University in 1971.
He continued in 1973 to continue leading the University of Detroit. In 1977, he became the University’s athletic director in the year 1977. Moreover, he also became successful as a coach at Detroit Pistons’s NBA.
After retiring from coaching for the Detroit Pistons, he got his first television opportunity at ESPN cable network with the help of Scotty Connal. He later described that he knew nothing initially about television. He was not natural at first to broadcasting.
Later, he also started doing broadcasts on ABC Network after the American Broadcasting Company acquired ESPN. He signed with ESPN through the 2021-22 college basketball season.
He also became a voter on the AP Top 25 men’s basketball polls. He has partnered with many legends of the game over his career. The legendary personality has worked in some movies and also authored fourteen books to date.
Dick Vitale – Achievements
For his amazing career, he has been awarded many honors. He has won the Sports Emmy Award-Lifetime Achievement 2019, Jimmy V Award 2022, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, College Basketball Hall of Fame, NSMA Hall of Fame, etc.
Dick Vitale – Net Worth 2024
Dick Vitale is living a comfortable life with his family. Thanks to the fame and fortune he has earned from his work as of today. Moreover, his total net worth is about $3 million US dollars as of 2022.
Personal Life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of Dick Vitale, he is married. He has tied the knot with Lorraine McGrath in 1971. They are leading a comfortable life with two children.
They are Terri and Sherri along with five grandchildren today. Apart from that, he has no affairs with any other person. While he is straight regarding gender choices. And, he does not have any kind of controversial events till today.
Caption: Dick and his wife Lorraine McGrath (Source: Getty Images)
Body Measurements
Dick Vitale is very good-looking and has an amazing personality. The basketball coach, and broadcaster today stands about 5 feet and 9 inches tall. While he weighs 78kg.
Moreover, talking about the overall body measurement, the number ranges have not been revealed yet. The color of his eyes is brown, and he has white-colored hair.
Social Media
Dick Vitale is also present on social media. He has a Facebook account under his name with around 91k followers. He also has an Instagram account under the name @dickiev_espn with 106k followers. Moreover, his Twitter account @DickieV has 955k followers.