Richard Patrick Versace was an American basketball coach and executive.
12 Facts About Dick Versace
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Dick Versace was the first American of Puerto Rican descent to have coached a National Basketball Association team.
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Dick Versace's parents were Colonel Humbert Joseph Versace, an Italian American, and Marie Teresa Rios, a Puerto Rican-Irish American author.
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Dick Versace coached at the high school and collegiate level and in the NBA.
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Dick Versace coached at St Joseph High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Gordon Tech in Chicago.
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Dick Versace then moved to Michigan State University, where he was heavily involved in the recruitment of Magic Johnson.
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Dick Versace became the head coach at Bradley University in 1978 and remained at Bradley until 1986.
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Dick Versace later served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons under head coach Chuck Daly.
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Dick Versace then became head coach of the Indiana Pacers for two years, from 1988 through 1990.
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Dick Versace had two other brothers, Dr Stephen Versace and Michael Versace Rios, and a sister, Trilby Versace.
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Dick Versace was divorced and had two children, David and Julie.
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Dick Versace died on February 25,2022, at the age of 81.