Knight leads push to get Vitale into Hall of Fame

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Dick Vitale has been commentating college basketball games since 1980.


Coach Bob Knight is ticked off again, but it has nothing to do with his Texas Tech Red Raiders.

He's upset that broadcaster and longtime pal Dick Vitale keeps falling short in his bid to join Knight in the basketball Hall of Fame.

So Knight, himself inducted in 1991, has lined up some big names to write letters to the Hall in a campaign for Vitale's admission, including John Wooden, Pete Newell, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, John Chaney, Don Haskins, Lute Olson, Denny Crum, Jim Boeheim and Rick Barnes.

"I would hope that the voices of all of these coaches, as you read these letters, would take care of what we all feel should have been done several years ago," Knight said in his own letter to the Hall.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/06/bc.bkc.knight.vitale.ap/index.html

 

[GreenMonster]

What no Jim Calhoun, what is he 2nd tier lol. Maybe Knight doesn't like him. I know Dickie V loves Calhoun and Uconn, when they are good, he likes them almost as much as Duke.

 

[Roman529]

Yeah I think you got to put Dickie V in the Hall as a broadcaster...he was kind of an average coach, but his enthusiasm and contribution to college ball and March Madness has been great. He's a PT P'er Baby!!!!!!