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Birthday: June 23
Residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Final Fours Attended: (7) 1983, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009.
Dave is an editorial assistant for the Associated Press and has been the basketball statistician at Marquette University since 1979. DeGrace worked television statistics for CBS in 1983. He has attended seven Mens' Final Fours and four Women's Final Fours. In addition, Dave has been at 22 different Mens' NCAA first round/regional tournaments and 11 rounds of the Womens' NCAA tournament, and has made the double six times attending Mens' and Womens' games in the same year -- including dual Final Fours (in the same weekend) three times.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: Super Bowls 1992, 1997, 1998. World Series 1982, 1987, 1991, 2005. MLB All-Star Games 1975, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003. Womens' Final Four 1989, 1997, 2001, 2005.
Click Here for Dave DeGrace's NCAA Game Log
Birthday: November 8
Residence: Southfield, Michigan -- Final Fours Attended (23) 1986-1987, 1989-2009.
Recently retired from as the head of Detroit’s Master’s Sports and Recreation program for over 20 years, Cal continues to play organized basketball for 63 years. Cal played with every Harlem team from the Ambassadors to the Wizards from 1957-66. At age 50, Cal founded the Master’s Sports Program and has played basketball competitively every year since. As a Masters AAU player, Cal was selected to play for Team USA in Canada, Denmark, Australia, Argentina, Finland, Slovenia and Brazil. Cal has been inducted into four Hall of Fames and is the sponsor to an Endowed basketball Scholarship at Wayne State University. Cal was been a 24 year member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and has attended the Final Four every year since being a member, except in 1988 -- on the 50th Anniversary of the Tournament in Kansas City – when he could not secure a ticket.
Click Here for the Cal Dilworth NCAA Game Log
Birthday:
March 28
Residence: Aurora, Illinois -- Final Fours Attended: (7) 1987, 1989, 1991-93, 1997, 2003.
Joe is a physical education teacher who has been involved in both men’s and women’s collegiate basketball for more than 20 years. His attendance at the NCAA tournament series dates back to 1985 and has taken him to places such as Albuquerque, New Orleans, Seattle, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Chicago. He worked at the scorer’s table for NCAA tournament games in 1993, 2005 in Chicago; and in 1996 & 1999 at Milwaukee. Joe just completed 19th season at DePaul University working as scoreboard operator. Joe also worked in games at Marquette University. He also worked the 2006 Women’s first and second round NCAA tournament, and attended the Women’s Final Four in 1997.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: Womens' Final Four 1997.
Click Here for Joe Flaherty's NCAA Game Log
Birthday: July 7
Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana -- Final Fours Attended: (22) 1988-2009.
A financial advisor by trade, Michael manages the National Association of Basketball Coaches retirement plan and the Association’s Operating Account. A four-year player and three-year starter at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Michael was All-District 16 as a Senior, as well as All-District as a Sophomore Triple-Jumper as the college’s one-man Track & Field Team. He later was Missouri Valley AAU Men’s Player of the Year in 1991, Head Boy’s Coach at O’Hara High School in Kansas City, and an assistant coach at his alma mater in the mid-90’s. Michael was Presidential Aide at Central Missouri State University, and also served as an Education Outreach Program Coordinator for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He currently serves on the Board for the Lawrence Township Boy’s Basketball League.
Birthday:
June 7
Residence: Berkeley, California -- Final Fours Attended: (10) 2000-2009.
Growing up in an active and sports-minded family, Pat is no stranger to athletics, as her brother is former New York Yankee great Billy Martin. She is the President of the Oakland Bay Area Doll Club, and annual attends the National Doll Convention with the United Federation of Doll Clubs. She has been President and active member of the Fratellanza Women's Italian Club for more than 30 years, and has traveled to Hawaii as the group tour guide for many years. Irvine currently volunteers with the "At Your Service" group that raises money to buy animals for the local area zoo and she also does work with the Oakland Museum. A true Yankee at heart, Pat has been seen sitting in the George Steinbrenner's box for the World Series. In 2009, Pat attended her first Womens' NCAA tournament game, seeing the first round games in Berkeley, California.
Other Notable Sporting Events Attended: World Series 1977, 1978. Pebble Beach AT&T Golf Tournament 2006, 2007.
Click Here for the Pat Irvine NCAA Game Log
Birthday: February 3
Residence: Simi Valley, California -- Final Fours Attended: (10) 1987, 1991, 1993-1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004.
Mike is the academic counselor at Moorpark College in Ventura County, California. Johnson was assistant basketball coach at Saint Louis (MO) University and Long Beach (CA) City College. Mike was also head coach at Buena Park (CA) High School, Kennedy High School in LaPalma (CA), Oxnard (CA) College and Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen (CA).
Click Here for the Mike Johnson NCAA Game Log
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