Dickie Valentine for the Christmas market would hit number one. In April 1955, Valentine again topped the bill at the London Palladium for two weeks, a month after winning the male vocalist category in the "NME" poll. He went on to win this title consecutively from 1953 to 1957. In 1961, he had a television series "Calling Dickie Valentine". In 1966 Valentine partnered with Peter Sellers on the ATV sketch show "The Dickie Valentine Show". Although his fame began to wane during the 1960s, he remained a popular live performer until his death. Travelling to his next gig at the Double Diamond
Ted Valentine consecutive NCAA tournaments until 2015, when he stepped aside from his work to spend time with his brother, who was dying from cancer. Valentine is sometimes referred by the nickname of "TV Teddy" for his sometimes theatrical officiating. On February 24, 1998, Valentine officiated a game between Indiana and Illinois. Valentine called three technical fouls during the game on Bob Knight; one in the first half, and two in the second half. Ed Hightower, also an official for the game, attempted to get Valentine to rescind the second technical, which Valentine had issued against Knight for Knight walking onto the