'Crazy' Pete Di Croce When you watch his videos it will be
easy to see how Pete got the label he wore nearly all his life. In 1966
and on a whim, Pete hopped on his motorcycle and headed for Miami Beach.
He had no idea that his jaunt would lead to a fabulous career as a high
diver and water show performer, or that he'd wind up working with
Barney Cipriani doing shows at hotels along the famed Miami Beach. As
you'll soon learn, Pete Di Croce is one of the most interesting guys
you'll ever meet!
Working
With Barney Cipriani Miami Beach Hotels In The 60s & 70s
April 2009
Pete
tells how his high diving career got started. What Pete admits he may
have lacked in the realm of a formal education, he made up for with
heart
and toned acrobatic skills. He worked with early water show legends such
as;
Barney Cipriani, Whitey Heart, Charlie Diehl, Dick Gutting and many
others. Pete DiCroce; a genuine legend in his own right!
Pete Introduces Rick White to High Diving April
2009 He describes how you coax
a frightened, but up & coming African American
springboard diver into hurling himself off a 70' tower. This is the
story about how one
of the most famous high divers in the business got his start. Rick
White; the ONLY black diver in the business. Everybody loved Rick! He
turned out to be one of the best and most popular high divers in the
sport. It was Crazy Pete that launched his career. How could he possibly
lose?
From
The Ghettos of Patterson PA
April 2009
Growing
up in the ghettos of PA, his roots are from a very humble
background of which he is rightfully quite proud. He reflects on where
and how he grew up and passes along
some very encouraging and rather delightful thoughts from our archive;
'Words Of Wisdom'
