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04.07.13
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Broadcaster
Dick Vitale,
73, will work
ESPN’s live
broadcast of
the Final Four
for the first
time this year.
The Most
Enthusiastic Man
in the World
(of Basketball)
BY CHRIS GREENBERG
PHOTO GALLERY: MARCH MADNESS
THROUGH THE YEARS: 11 PERFECT MOMENTS
F THE 1979 NCAA Tournament — which culminated in a matchup between Magic Johnson’s
Michigan State and an underdog
group of Indiana State Sycamores
led by Larry Bird — marked the
moment when March first went
mad, then it wasn’t until this year
that the Final Four finally becomes
“Awesome, baby!” as broadcaster
Dick Vitale would put it.
Vitale has contributed to stu-
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