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Happy Birthday Dickie V

80 - How is that possible?

By JD King

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NCAA Basketball: Final Four Championship Game-Gonzaga vs North Carolina
 Apr 3, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Television personality Dick Vitale poses for a photo with North Carolina Tar Heels fans before the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at University of Phoenix Stadium.
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We saw a tweet earlier from Dick Vitale that said Sunday was his 80th birthday. That’s hard to believe.

He’s kept a lot of vitality and youth and obviously passion for the game that he loves so much.

So we hope he had a great birthday and thanks for everything Dickie V! It’s been a great ride.

Every stadium in America ought to offer him a seat whenever he wants it. He gets on everyone’s nerves at some point, but there’s no question that he has given his heart and soul for the game and, when you get down to basics, the man has a really good heart. We’re going to miss him when he’s gone.

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