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Dick Stockton Biography

Birth Name:Dick Stockton

Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Called Dan Jansen's record-breaking 1000m gold medal victory along with the gold medal victories of Bonnie Blair during the 1194 Winter Olympics in Norway
  • Awarded the George Arents Pioneer Medal in 1985 from Syracuse University
  • Called Michael Jordan's 63-point game in 1986 against the Boston Celtics
  • Earned a degree in Political Science from Syracuse University in 1964
  • Married to sportscaster Lesley Visser from 1983 to 2010
  • Grew up playing tennis but switched to golf after receiving a set of clubs from Bill Russell in the late '80s
  • He can name the starting five of every NCAA Final Four team from 1958 to 1971