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- Jimmy V
- Jim Valvano was born on March 10, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for ESPN: NCAA Basketball (1979), The Cosby Show (1984) and College Basketball on ABC (1987). He was married to Pam Valvano. He died on April 28, 1993 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- SpousePam Valvano(August 6, 1967 - April 28, 1993) (his death, 3 children)
- Head basketball coach at the following schools: Johns Hopkins University, 1968-1969; Bucknell University, 1972-1975; Iona College, 1975-1980; North Carolina State University, 1980-1990.
- Inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999..
- Inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
- Inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1999.
- Inducted into the Rutgers Men's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 (inaugural class).
- Cancer can take away all my physical ability. It cannot touch my mind; it cannot touch my heart; and it cannot touch my soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever.
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