OT Dickie V

[Edward Sargent]

Dick Vitale has announced that he has metastatic melanoma with metastasis to his lungs and liver. Will begin immunotherapy. Says he's 4 for 4 in beating different cancers. Here's hoping he's five for five!

 

[AllHusky]

Prayers for Dick.

 

[Aluminny69]

His brother, John Vitale, graduated UConn in 1970, was a member of TKE fraternity. John was an excellent distance runner.

 

[UC0NN]

His Nephew also went to Uconn.

 

[Dibbie]

Fk cancer, get it again Dickie

 

[dogpause]

Every basketball fan is cheering for you Dickie V.

 

[Battasbaby]

His brother, John Vitale, graduated UConn in 1970, was a member of TKE fraternity. John was an excellent distance runner.

I can guarantee that his brother did not go to UCONN. But yes his name is John.

 

[Aluminny69]

I can guarantee that his brother did not go to UCONN. But yes his name is John.

I would bet you, but I would be stealing your money. John and I crossed paths in TKE.

MANCHESTER, Conn., Nov. 26— John Vitale, a North Bran ford school teacher and former University of Connecticut run ner, captured the annual 34th Manchester five‐mile road race today before an estimated 12, 000 onlookers.

Vitale Outlasts McMahon To Win 5‐Mile Road Race (Published 1970)

www.nytimes.com

 

[FlakeyFoont]

I would bet you, but I would be stealing your money. John and I crossed paths in TKE.

chatGPT weighs in:

Short answer: No—there’s no credible evidence that Dick Vitale had a brother named John who went to University of Connecticut.

 

[temery]

I would bet you, but I would be stealing your money. John and I crossed paths in TKE.

MANCHESTER, Conn., Nov. 26— John Vitale, a North Bran ford school teacher and former University of Connecticut run ner, captured the annual 34th Manchester five‐mile road race today before an estimated 12, 000 onlookers.

Vitale Outlasts McMahon To Win 5‐Mile Road Race (Published 1970)

www.nytimes.com

Vital is not an uncommon name. I think there might be more than one.

 

[Aluminny69]

Vital is not an uncommon name. I think there might be more than one.

I thought of that. Dick Vitale was not well known in 1967, so I never asked John if he was related.

 

[temery]

I just put together a family tree for Dick Vitale. His middle name is John and he was born in 1939, in New Jersey. His father's name was John, and he has a brother named John (also born in New Jersey) who was born in 1947 so he would've been in college around 1970 but there's nothing that shows he's ever gone to UConn.

The runner from UConn named John Vitale was from East Haven, CT

 

[UC0NN]

The nephew is Chris Vitale 2001. Dick would give a shout out to him on broadcasts when he was a student.

 

[Kitaman]

Dookie V is never off topic here.

 

[pepband99]

The nephew is Chris Vitale 2001. Dick would give a shout out to him on broadcasts when he was a student.

He lived on my floor in Alumni. Super nice kid.

 

[Battasbaby]

I just put together a family tree for Dick Vitale. His middle name is John and he was born in 1939, in New Jersey. His father's name was John, and he has a brother named John (also born in New Jersey) who was born in 1947 so he would've been in college around 1970 but there's nothing that shows he's ever gone to UConn.



The runner from UConn named John Vitale was from East Haven, CT

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I can personally guarantee John Vitale who is Dicks brother did not attend UCONN. But his nephew did graduate in 2001.