Dick Vitale Net Worth: How Rich Is the Sports Announcer?

Vitale is an American sportscaster known as being a college basketball broadcaster on ESPN for over four decades. The Dick Vitale net worth figure is roughly $20 million as of 2022.

Early Life and Bio

Richard John Vitale was born in June of 1939 in Passaic, New Jersey to parents John and Mae. His father was a piecework clothing press operator and security guard, while his mother worked as a seamstress in a factory. Notably, Vitale has a brother named John Jr.

Meanwhile, Dick grew up in the city of Garfield before moving to East Paterson his freshman year. There, he graduated from East Rutherford High School in Bergen County.

Afterward, Vitale enrolled at Seton Hall University, graduating in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.

Eventually, he attained a master’s degree in education from William Paterson University.

Dick Vitale Net Worth and Career

Actually, Vitale was a coach for nearly 20 years before becoming a sportscaster. Throughout his tenure, “Dicky V” coached at Garfield High School, East Rutherford High School, Rutgers University (assistant), the University of Detroit Mercy, and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

Then, he called his first game on ESPN in December 1979. By 2004, Vitale was announcing over 40 games per year. Celebrity Net Worth says that Vitale earns $3 million annually from ESPN.

In 2008, Vitale was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

Vitale has called well over one thousand games for ESPN over the span of four-plus decades.

Impressively, Vitale has penned 14 different books, including his 2004 autobiography entitled Living a Dream. He has also appeared as himself in films such as He Got Game, Blue Chips, and Love & Basketball.

Lastly, Dick has served as a spokesperson for brands like DiGiorno pizza, Oberto beef jerky, the Airborne Athletics basketball training device Dr. Dish, GEICO, as well as Hooters restaurants.

Dick Vitale Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the sports telecaster possesses about 106 thousand Instagram followers. To go along with that, Vitale has another 950 thousand followers on his Twitter account as of July 2022.

Personal Life

“Dicky V” married Lorraine McGrath in 1971 and they are still happily together to this day. Also, have two daughters named Terri and Sherri, along with five grandchildren.

He has lived in Lakewood Ranch, Florida for many years and is an avid fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lightning, and Rays.