Bob Valvano is a sportscaster who works for ESPN2, ESPN Plus and ESPNU. He mostly covers basketball games. He also talks on radio shows about the sport. He spent a decade and a half in his coaching career. He played basketball, soccer and golf. He is married to Darlene and has two sons from the marriage. When asked about his secret of 26 years of marital life, a few years ago, he said that it is almost 26 years and she can still fit into her wedding dress. He said that he is still crazy and often acts like an eighteen year old. A few years later, news about him, getting divorced, spread like wildfire.
He proposed his wife and she accepted immediately. They got married after a year. He is 50; his life is filled with bills, diet and other problems and yet, he somehow finds things to be happy about. This is a lesson he learnt from his brother, who fought cancer, till the end. There are also stories that she left him and he became very depressed due to it.
He once said that he ended his sports career and took up the coaching career for Darlene. She has been moving with him for about 20 years and he felt it was unfair to make her work for more years. Though the rumor about the separation spread very fast, there are no concrete proofs that he got separated from Darlene. He has been a very good husband as per the way he explains his personal life.
There are no comments from his side about the rumors of the separation. Very soon, there was news about his heart problem and the whole focus of the media and the public shifted to his health and everyone forgot about the separation. Darlene never shared the public screen and is always inert, when it comes to her personal life.
There are no details about his partner in the reports of his heart surgery. This enforces that he and Darlene are separated. There are no details about the alimony, child support and the custody. It is assumed that they are in the process of separation as there are no reports about the divorce case. Some rumors indicate that Darlene initiated the separation and some rumors indicate, just the opposite.
There are no rumors about his girlfriend, which would initiate the separation. His son, Jamie is getting fame as a hockey player. When asked about the influence of his family in his career, he said that neither he nor his brother took the sport that his family is well known for. He said that his mom is very protective of him. Bob talks a lot about his brother. He once spoke how his brother fought cancer, till his end. He said that he has been a big role model in his life in terms of inspiration. He said that his brother did not just live for 47 years. If the life of a man is counted based on the impact of his life on others, then is living still in many hearts.
| Birth Date: | 29 Jan, 1957 |
| Age: | 63 yrs |
| Occupations: | Basketball coach |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American sports radio personality |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
