There is nobody in college basketball like Dickie V. Whether you love his exuberant enthusiasm, or think it’s too much is immaterial — because he is part of the fabric of the game. On Tuesday night ESPN hosted the “Dickie V Invitational” between Texas and Duke, preceding the game with a video narrated by Coach K which was nothing short of spectacular.
Mike Krzyzewski, the legendary Duke coach, went through Vitale’s life in basketball and beyond it, chronicling his work as a coach, broadcaster, and philanthropist who is “the only man to be loved at both ends of tobacco road,” as K states. It was a beautiful tribute to a
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