Fame. References Further reading Introduction to The Best American Sports Writing 2000, 2000 Associated Press Sports Editors: Dick Schaap awarded 2002 honor Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism obituary: Tributes: Dick Schaap Cornell University obituary: Richard J. "Dick" Schaap '55 ESPN Classic: "Schaap was storyteller, collector of people," June 25, 2002 USA Today "Talk Today" Interview, January 10, 2001 External links Dick Schaap Award Official Website 1934 births 2001 deaths Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York Sportswriters from New York (state) American television reporters and correspondents Television anchors from New York City Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Cornell University alumni People from Brooklyn People from Freeport, New York Red Smith Award recipients Jewish American sportspeople Jewish American writers 20th-century chess players 20th-century American Jews