Dick Stockton Autographs
Richard Edward Stokvis (born November 22, 1942), known professionally as Dick Stockton, is an American retired sportscaster. Stockton began his career in Philadelphia, then moved to Pittsburgh, where he worked as the sports director for KDKA-TV. In Boston, he called Celtics games for WBZ-TV and Red Sox games for WSBK-TV before transitioning to national broadcasting, which included calling the 1975 World Series for NBC and later, the NBA Finals for CBS. In a career that spanned over five decades, Stockton worked for several different networks, most prominently CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and Turner Sports.
Stockton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Beatrice Stokvis. He has one older sister, Irene. He attended Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1960. He went on to college at Syracuse University, where he received his degree in political science in 1964. At Syracuse, he was sports director at WAER. He was inducted into the WAER Hall of Fame on October 12, 2016. In 1965, he began his sportscasting career at local radio and television stations in Philadelphia. He became sports director at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh in 1967, and moved to WBZ-TV and WBZ radio in Boston in 1971. Three years later, he began calling Boston Celtics telecasts for WBZ, and the following year he became the lead announcer for Boston Red Sox games on WSBK-TV. Stockton was part of the broadcast crew for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1975 World Series, and on television called Carlton Fisk's famous, game-winning home run in Game 6 of that series as follows:
Stockton stayed silent as Fisk rounded the bases, waiting until he made his way into the Red Sox dugout before proclaiming: "We will have a seventh game in this 1975 World Series."
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Traded items with a signature of Dick Stockton
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Stockton (DICK STOCKTON SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO LEGENDARY BROADCASTER PSA/DNA) was sold in March 2021 for $55.00 while the cheapest item (Dick Stockton 1995 signature rookies authentic signed auto autograph 968/1030) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2019. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $20.00 for an autographed item of Dick Stockton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Dick Stockton is worth $6.95.
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