Richard Jay Schaap was an American sportswriter, broadcaster, and author.
10 Facts About Dick Schaap
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Dick Schaap attended Cornell University and was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun.
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Dick Schaap obtained a letter in varsity lacrosse playing goaltender.
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Dick Schaap was a theatre critic, causing him to quip that he was the only person ever to vote for both the Tony Awards and the Heisman Trophy.
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Dick Schaap interviewed non-sports people such as Matthew Broderick and produced cultural features for ABC's overnight news program World News Now.
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Dick Schaap earned five Emmy Awards, for profiles of Sid Caesar and Tom Waddell, two for reporting, and for writing.
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Dick Schaap occasionally served as a substitute anchor for ABC's late night newscast, World News Now.
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Dick Schaap wrote the 1968 best-seller Instant Replay, co-authored with Jerry Kramer of the Green Bay Packers, and I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow.
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Dick Schaap died on December 21,2001, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City of complications from hip replacement surgery that September.
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Dick Schaap died three months after the operation, never having left the hospital.