- He has two daughters named Terri and Sherri.
- Is on the Board of Directors of The V Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, which was founded in 1993 by his late friend and former ESPN colleague Jim Valvano.
- Often eats at the Broken Egg restaurant on Siesta Key, Florida.
- Lost vision in his left eye in an accident with a pencil when he was a child.
- Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award (awarded to members of the electronic and print media for outstanding contributions to basketball) in 1998.
- Has a brother named John.
- Inducted into the East Rutherford [New Jersey] Hall of Fame (1985), University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Titans Sports Hall of Fame (1993), Florida Sports Hall of Fame (1996), National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2001), Sarasota [Florida] Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame (2001) National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2008), Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2008), National Sports Media Hall of Fame (2013), Little League Hall of Excellence (2012) and the New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services in sports (2015).
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 as a contributor. Selection was announced 7 April 2008, one day after the announcement of his selection to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Basketball coach at the University of Detroit Mercy, 1973-74 through 1976-77.
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