Richard John Vitale (/vaɪˈtæl/; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. He is known for catchphrases such as "This is awesome, baby!" and "diaper dandy" (outstanding freshman player), as well as his enthusiastic and colorful remarks during games. He has also written fourteen books, and appeared in several films. More about Dick Vitale
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Vitale was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and grew up in Garfield, New Jersey. He moved to East Paterson (now Elmwood Park) in his freshman year of high school. His father, John, was a piece work clothing press operator and had a second job as a security guard. His mother, Mae, worked in a factory as a seamstress and sewed coats until she suffered a stroke.In total, we tracked 139 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Vitale (2014-15 Panini Immaculate INK (1 of 1) DICK VITALE Signed Auto TRUE 1/1) was sold in August 2023 for $999.00 while the cheapest item (RARE NCAA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER DICK VITALE SIGNED BOOK! DUKE SYRACUSE EWING!) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was December 2012 with an average selling price of $2.95 for an autographed item of Dick Vitale. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $103.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was October 2017. In average, an autographed item from Dick Vitale is worth $4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Vitale were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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DICK VITALE ESPN AUTOGRAPHED CARD | $9.95 | ||
DICK VITALE - BASKETBALL - SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 4830 | $3.99 | ||
DICK VITALE AUTOGRAPH ANNOUNCER JSA AUTHENTICATED | $9.50 | ||
Dick Vitale Baketball HOF Legend Sportscaster Signed Autograph | $9.99 | ||
Dick Vitale It's Awesome Baby! Autographed Hardback Book With Dustjacket | $6.00 | ||
Dick Vitale Signed 5x7 Photo With COA. Guaranteed to pass JSA, PSA. | $23.95 | ||
Dick Vitale Signed 8x10 ESPN Photo AUTO BAS COA | $15.00 | ||
Dick Vitale signed autographed photo Basketball Kentucky Wildcats JSA Authentic | $49.00 | ||
Dick Vitale signed autographed photo March Madness Basketball Duke Blue Devils | $19.95 | ||
Dick Vitale signed autographed photo March Madness Basketball Kentucky Wildcats | $19.95 |
ESPN's Dick Vitale says he has vocal cord cancer (07/13/23): Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Wednesday that he has vocal cord cancer and will need six weeks of radiation to treat it.
ESPN's Vitale cancer-free, rings bell after chemo (04/15/22): Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale is cancer-free and rang a bell to signify the end of chemotherapy.
ESPN's Vitale announces lymphoma diagnosis (10/18/21): ESPN's Dick Vitale announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma.
Dick Vitale's 2020-21 All-America picks and major award winners (03/10/21): Dickie V identifies his most scintillating, sensational performers, also naming his ultimate PTPer for 2020-21.
Honoring Lute Olson, a players' coach and a class act (08/28/20): Lute Olson died Thursday at the age of 85, and Dick Vitale shared personal memories of his encounters with the Hall of Fame coach.