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youtube.com - 4/8/2008

Dick Vitale 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame Induction (video)

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College basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is announced as one of the hall of fame inductees. His fellow 2008 classmates include Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick ...

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Dickie V Turns On The Tears for Hall of Fame Talk
SPORTSbyBROOKS — WILDCAT BLITZ comes across an awesome clip of Dick Vitale getting so emotional, baby ! (Yeah, sort of like that Whitney Houston song .) Dick Vitale video game screen ( Image on loan from the 100% INJURY RATE collection ) Dickie V’s tears came on his recent nomination into the Basketball Hall of Fame. After an eloquent introduction by Jim Nantz , Vitale was given his own “08″ jersey, and when it was his turn to talk, we almost witnessed the impossible - Dick going speechless. (Video after the jump.) (The waterworks start around 1:10) Perfect timing of the extreme close-up, just when he starts crying. And the images of Dick’s ...

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More Hall of Fame Tears From Dick Vitale
FanHouse — Filed under: NCAA Basketball Media Watch, NCAA Basketball Video, ESPNESPN's Dick Vitale was introduced by CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz when Vitale's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame became official, and just as he did on Monday morning, he started to cry: Via Awful Announcing. Vitale is an emotional guy, whether he's talking about his favorite payers or his favorite coaches or his parents or his own broadcasting career. Sometimes his emotion can inspire and sometimes it can grate, but it's that approach to the game that got him into the Hall ...

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The One, the Only Dickie V
The March to Madness — Joel Huerto is managing editor of One Man Fastbreak.net and a sports consultant with Opposing Views.com. He has been a member of the sports media for almost 20 years, which included nine years as a news editor at the Los Angeles Times. He will cover a variety of topics, from coach and player profiles to hot-button issues. Joel is also known as "maniLA ice" for his cool demeanor in the friendly confines of the YMCA hardwood. He loves to shoot the "tear drop" and prefers to play zone to hide his deficiencies on defense.   I am going to take this opportunity to ...