Episode 4: Dick Vitale

Adam Stanco’s in-depth interview with ESPN's legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale. They discuss his childhood, including the adversity Vitale faced when as a kindergartner he lost the vision in his left eye. He reveals how he started his coaching career, first at an elementary school and then as a successful high school coach. Dickie V recounts his remarkable rise up the coaching ranks, going from high school to NBA head coach in just seven years. He reveals how getting fired sent him into a terrible depression, but how it also led him to ESPN, where he changed the sport of college basketball forever. Vitale also explains how he would change the game and his answer will surprise you.

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