Dick Stockton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Beatrice Stokvis.
10 Facts About Dick Stockton
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Dick Stockton attended Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1960.
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Dick Stockton went on to college at Syracuse University, where he received his degree in political science in 1964.
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Dick Stockton was inducted into the WAER Hall of Fame on October 12,2016.
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Dick Stockton became sports director at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh in 1967, and moved to WBZ-TV and WBZ radio in Boston in 1971.
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Dick Stockton was part of the broadcast crew for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1975 World Series, and on television called Carlton Fisk's famous, game-winning home run in Game 6 of that series as follows:.
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Dick Stockton started freelancing for CBS Sports in the late 1960s, while still doing local television at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.
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Dick Stockton was the host at the famous upset of Villanova over Georgetown in 1985.
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Dick Stockton partnered with Bill Russell to call the finals from 1982 to 1983, Tom Heinsohn for the finals from 1984 to 1987, Billy Cunningham for the 1988 finals, and Hubie Brown for the 1989 and 1990 finals.
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Dick Stockton did the play-by-play commentary for NFL Fever 2000 alongside Matt Millen.