AutoZone Liberty Bowl to honor ESPN’s Dick Vitale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The AutoZone Liberty Bowl will honor ESPN commentator and former head coach Dick Vitale at a special event on June 21.
The Memphis event will kick off the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Golf Classic, which will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Vitale will receive the AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s Distinguished Citizen Award.
Vitale joined ESPN shortly after the network launched in 1979, following a successful college and NBA coaching career.
He is on the board of directors of The V Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. Vitale has raised millions of dollars for the foundation, which has supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
