More Hall of Fame Tears From Dick Vitale

ESPN's Dick Vitale was introduced by CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz when Vitale's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame became official, and just as he did on Monday morning, he started to cry:

Via Awful Announcing.

Vitale is an emotional guy, whether he's talking about his favorite payers or his favorite coaches or his parents or his own broadcasting career. Sometimes his emotion can inspire and sometimes it can grate, but it's that approach to the game that got him into the Hall of Fame.

I thought it was classy of Nantz to show as much reverence for Vitale as he did, even though it's Nantz's own partner, Billy Packer, whom he wants to see in the Hall of Fame.