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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Dick Schaap</b></font><p><img src="schaap.jpg" height=252 width=165 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Dick Schaap"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/788/000106470/" class=proflink>27-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/933/000105618/" class=proflink>1934</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/436/000069229/" class=proflink>Brooklyn, NY</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/242/000106921/" class=proflink>21-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/511/000106193/" class=proflink>2001</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/347/000069140/" class=proflink>Infection</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/180/000068973/" class=proflink>Journalist</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Flashing Before My Eyes</i><p>Died from an infection after hip-replacement surgery. <p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City. </font><p><b>Wife:</b> Trish (until his death)<br><b>Son:</b> Jeremy Schaap (ESPN reporter)<br><b>Son:</b> David<br><b>Daughter:</b> Keri<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/540/000068336/">Cornell University (1955)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/477/000068273/">Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University</a><br><p> <a href="/media/466/000044334/">Newsweek</a> Senior Editor<br> <a href="/media/216/000062030/">Parade</a> Sports Editor<br> <a href="/media/416/000048272/">The New York Herald Tribune</a> <br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1983<br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1998<br> <a href="/honors/967/000166469/">Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame</a> 2002<br> <a href="/event/307/000111971/">Hip Replacement Surgery</a> Sep-2001<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/838/000054676/">NBC Nightly News</a> Correspondent (1970's)<br> <a href="/tv/392/000057221/">ABC</a> Theater critic<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/798/000378661/">Run for Your Life (Apr-2008)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/679/000088415/">The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (Oct-1998)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/814/000034712/">Semi-Tough (18-Nov-1977)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/481/000065286/">The Gambler (Oct-1974)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Flashing Before My Eyes</i> (<tt>2001</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: 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