The Resume

(March 10, 1946-April 28, 1993)
Coached Johns Hopkins (1968-69), Bucknell University (1972-75), Iona College (1975-80) and North Carolina State University (1980-89)
Athletic director of N.C. State (1986-89)
ESPN basketball analyst (1990-93)
Attended Rutgers University
Inducted into New York City Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)
Nickname is 'Jimmy V'
Namesake of 'The V Foundation'
Died of cancer at 47

Why he might be annoying:

After the 1983 NCAA championship game, he ran around like a headless chicken, looking for a hug.
He helped popularize the 'keep fouling and hope they miss their free throws' strategy.
He was forced to resign as N.C. State's coach/athletic director after accusations of rules violations surfaced.
He named his autobiography, 'They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead.'
He made a goofy cameo with Dick Vitale on 'The Cosby Show.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His N.C. State team shocked Houston in the NCAA championship game. It is considered one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history (1983).
Despite being diagnosed and eventually succumbing to cancer, he continued analyzing games and making speeches for as long as possible.
A few weeks before his death, he announced a formation of a cancer research foundation during the ESPY Awards.
He famously said during that ESPY speech, 'Don't give up. Don't ever give up.'
Anthony LaPaglia portrayed him in a TV movie.

Credit: Hoxy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2007 Least Annoying 301-400 (Ranked: 371)
• 2021 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 47)
• 2023 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 2)
• Basketball Players
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3101946)
• ESPY's Arthur Ashe Award for Courage (Ranked: 1993)
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 3]
• I Attended Rutgers
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 47)
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm Head Over Heels
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Male Sportscasters
• NCAA's Basketball Champion Coaches (Ranked: 1983)
• Profiles 16501-16750 (Ranked: 16550)
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Sports Illustrated's 100 Greatest Moments in Sports History (Ranked: 26)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19930428)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 28 Votes: 89.29% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 488 Votes: 65.37% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 954 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 169 Votes: 68.64% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 144 Votes: 48.61% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 122 Votes: 50.82% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 53 Votes: 79.25% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 81 Votes: 61.73% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 80 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 346 Votes: 69.36% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 35 Votes: 77.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 64 Votes: 67.19% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 703 Votes: 47.94% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1230 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 8872 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 261 Votes: 50.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 251 Votes: 64.14% Annoying