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Tony Delvecchio (born July 16, nicknamed "Vec"[3] ) is an Italian-American character and older brother of Angela Delvecchio. Known for being highly egotistical, he brags about how good he is at sports but a pretty good player around the league. He has a sibling rivalry with her sister. He has appeared in every sportsball-based Backyard Sports game and appears as an NPC in Backyard Skateboarding.

Appearance[]

He has dark brown hair in a greasy pompadour. In later games, like Backyard Baseball 2005, he has a different pompadour. In Sandlot Sluggers he wears dark jeans, a black shirt, leather jacket, sneakers, and his hair is even slicker. In the 1997-2001 Backyard Sports Games, he wears a white tank top, dark blue jeans with a gold belt and red shoes. In Baseball (1997), he always had a lollipop in his mouth however it was removed after both Soccer (1998) and Baseball 2001.

Personality[]

Tony is a bragger of the group and thinks that he is the best there is in the league. He is pretty good in every sport but does not like having his sister Angela on the same team as him. Tony also has the tendency to overwork himself at sports. In the book "Inside the Edge", he played on his older brother, Vinny and his friends' team at the same time. Tony became overworked being on the same team but wants to become the best player he can be. Tony is deeply infatuated with Sidney and Ashley Webber, and will do anything to impress them to no success.

Skills[]

In the Baseball series, he had above-average batting and defense skills, however if on a team agianst his little sister Angela, all of Tony's skillsets will improve (on Baseball 2001, he would even get a 10 in fielding). Tony shares his stats with generic players Lena Ng and Jim Kiley. In the Soccer series, he only had above-average defensive skills, but in the Football series, his throwing and blocking would make him a great quarterback.

Player Cards[]

Tony's got a lot of things going for him, the biggest of which is his arm. It's a cannon. He's a great choice for playing in the outfield.

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Nobody has a stronger throwing arm than Tony Delvecchio... or a bigger ego! Vec has all the skills to be a superstar in this league, if he can learn to keep his cool. Also, he seems to step it up a notch when he plays against his sister, Angela.

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Nobody has a stronger throwing arm than Tony Delvecchio... or a bigger ego! Vec has all the skills to be a superstar in this league, if he can learn to keep his cool. Also, he seems to step it up a notch when he plays against his sister, Angela.

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Tony talks a pretty good game and at the defensive end he backs it up. It would be a mistake to dribble past Tony.

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Tony's a brash, big-talking kid with a bit of a temper. In other words, the prototypical QB. He's got a rocket-powered arm and the guts to take you all the way.

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Mr. Delvecchio may be a big talking, arrogant hot-head, but he's got the skills to back it up. His rocket arm makes him one of the top QB's around.

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If Tony was half the player he claimed he was, he'd be all-world. Unfortunately, the only category he leads the league in is trash-talking. He needs to work on his 'D' if he wants to be a star.

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Basketball isn't Tony's best sport, but to hear him tell it, he's headed for the BBA Hall of Fame. Tony actually is one of the league leaders in one basketball category that doesn't show up in the box score--bragging about himself.

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Hockey isn't Tony's best sport, but he skates and plays defense well enough to consider for your team. When he plays against his little sister Angela, though, he turns up the intensity.

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Nobody has a stronger throwing arm than Tony Delvecchio... or a bigger ego! Vec has all the skills to be a superstar in this league, if he can learn to keep his cool.

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Music[]

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From 1997-2003, a '50s style rock and roll theme was used, with elements heavily borrowed from Greased Lightnin'.

ⓘ11kHz, used from 1997-2000

ⓘ22kHz, used from 2001-2003


Quotes[]

Dialogue[]

Full dialogue transcript: Tony Delvecchio/Dialogue


From Vinnie the Gooch[]

At-bat[]

  • "Slick is usually a good hitter. But when the pressure's on, he turns to pudding."
  • "Slick think he's the coolest guy around, but we all know that's impossible while the Gooch is here."
  • "Slick's got a great arm and all that, but he just can't take the heat."

Pitching[]

  • "Slick will tell you he's the best pitcher around, but when it comes to pressure situations, this hot dog has no mustard."

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Trivia[]

  • Angela and Tony are the 2nd generation (along with their siblings) of Italian-Americans in their family. (Mentioned by Angela in Backyard Football 1999)
  • Tony's aunt's second cousin husband plays soccer in Italy (Mentioned in Backyard Soccer)
  • He's secretly known to be emotional such as crying (Angela states this many times in most Backyard Sports games).
  • In Sandlot Sluggers, he is captain of the "7th Street Sluggers" and in Rookie Rush, he is captain to the "7th Street Brawlers", playing his home games in both titles at "Concrete Canyon".
  • He, Pablo, and the Webber twins are the only Backyard Kids who appeared in every game.
  • His favorite music is The Doors, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix.[citation needed]
  • In the original Scumm-era Backyard Sports games, if you hack the files of the game to get generic kids on your team, in the team photo, Tony would replace the generic kids. [1]
  • Tony's second name is misspelled as Delveccio during the credits sequence of Backyard Football.

References and Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 GameFAQs, Backyard Baseball savestate hacking guide
  2. Behind the Voice Actors, Tony Delvecchio
  3. Note: Nicknamed "Vec" during the Scumm and YAGA games, for other nicknames see the infobox. Alternatively named 'Slick' by Vinnie the Gooch.

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