Those that hate Dickie V clearly do not hear about stories like these:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/08/081251/counselors-attend-students-after-bradenton-cheerle/news-breaking/

ESPN's Vitale to help with Bradenton teen's funeral expenses

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"The story of a Bradenton teenager's slaying has led a nationally known sportscaster to help pay for her funeral expenses. ESPN commentator Dick Vitale spoke this morning with Raechelle James, the mother of Jazmine Thompson, the Bayshore High School cheerleader who was fatally shot Friday night. Vitale said he has made arrangements with the family to help with funeral expenses. James recently lost her job and does not have insurance. Daniel Floyd Williams, 18, has been charged with second-degree murder. After Bayshore's football game Friday, Thompson and three other girls were in a car when Williams approached them, asked for sex, walked away, waved a gun and fired, hitting Thompson, deputies said. "I didn't know Jazmine. I just know what I read, and it tears my heart out," Vitale said. "There's no way there should be a funeral for that young girl this weekend. She did nothing wrong. She was minding her own business." Vitale also said he will speak with Bayshore High officials about establishing a scholarship fund in the names of Thompson and Dejuan Williams, a Bayshore graduate who was shot and killed Aug. 4. Dejuan Williams was shot and killed in his backyard after chasing young men who had been in his house with his sister without permission. "It really hits home when this happens in your own community," Vitale said. "It boggles my mind how young people can get hold of guns and something like this happens. One senseless act and so many lives have been affected." Thompson planned to attend college and become an attorney. "From everything I've heard and read, this was a wonderful young girl with a bright future and she deserves to be remembered in the best possible way,'' Vitale said. Grief counselors were at Bayshore today to help students and faculty cope with Thompson's slaying. On Sunday, cheerleaders on Thompson's squad, with help from parents and other students, raised more than $3,500 washing cars to help pay for her funeral. A viewing will be between 6 and 8 p.m. Friday at Happy Gospel Church, 1915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Services will be on Saturday, although times have not been finalized."

9/24/2009 7:41:48 AM

i don't think people hate him because he's not a good person, he's just irritating as fuck to listen to. i've always thought he was a stand up guy

9/24/2009 8:22:54 AM

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"Dejuan Williams was shot and killed in his backyard after chasing young men who had been in his house with his sister without permission."

So some dudes were banging his sister and he chased them out of the house and got shot?? That sucks. Sister has gotta feel bad for being a whore and getting her brother shot.

9/24/2009 8:48:50 AM

^^ exactly

Its like Tyler Hansbrough saves puppies, but that doesn't mean we don't wanna slap him

9/24/2009 9:20:34 AM

yeah i love all of vitale's charity work stuff, and some of his stories are all right when he's not busy name dropping

BUT OHHHHH BOY THOSE DUKIES....THOSE KIDS ARE SPECIAL

9/24/2009 9:26:57 AM

i used to live in bradenton, fl about 3 miles away from dickie v. never knew bradenton had so many thugs in it. damn

9/24/2009 5:07:18 PM

i dont' know. my uncle has had some contact with him and said he was an asshole.

9/24/2009 5:18:57 PM

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"sounds like you're the asshole"

9/24/2009 5:20:27 PM

i heard him speak a few weeks ago and it was amazing
i was a Dickie V hater until that night

9/24/2009 6:29:14 PM

it would be pretty amusing to hear Dickie V to a eulogy at a funeral, with the same intensity as he calls bball games

9/24/2009 6:35:27 PM

I'd rather see Gus Johnson

9/24/2009 6:37:26 PM

I'd rather have Bill Raftery do my funeral

after the eulogy he'd look at the pallbearers and be like "SEND IT IN!!"

[Edited on September 24, 2009 at 6:39 PM. Reason : .]

9/24/2009 6:38:41 PM

I'd switch him out for Pam Ward at the last minute

9/24/2009 6:39:41 PM

died from an allergic reaction to ONIONS!

9/24/2009 6:48:37 PM

I bet Hitler did nice headline making stuff like this too.

9/24/2009 8:43:03 PM

he annoys the piss out of me, for sure

but i've only ever heard VERY good things about him away from the mic

9/24/2009 8:52:01 PM

i don't think people hate him because he's not a good person, he's just irritating as fuck to listen to. i've always thought he was a stand up guy

9/24/2009 9:08:12 PM

Yeah ive heard great things about his chracter I just cant STAND his sports commentating voice!!

9/25/2009 3:34:11 AM