Dick Vitale
Awards And Accomplishments
1964-70 | Coaches East Rutherford High School (N.J.) to four state sectional championships, two state championships and 35-game win streak over seven years |
1976 | Honorary alumnus, University of Detroit |
1977 | Coaches University of Detroit to 21-game win streak, upset of eventual national champion Marquette and berth in NCAA tournament |
1977 | Man of the Year Award, Detroit Athletic Club |
1983 | amed one of Five Most Influential Personalities by Basketball Times |
1989 | American Sportscasters Association "Sportscaster of the Year." |
1994-95 | Wins Cable ACE Awards |
1997 | Honorary degree, Notre Dame University |
1998 | Curt Gowdy Media Award, Basketball Hall of Fame |
2001 | Sarasota Boys and Girls Club inducts Vitale into Hall of Fame, names new fitness center in his honor |
2002 | Named one of area's most influential citizens by Sarasota Magazine |
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