Dick Vitale completes radiation stage, awaits tests on vocal cord cancer treatment
Beloved sports broadcaster Dick Vitale recently finished radiation for his vocal cord cancer, and awaits tests to see how the procedure went.
Beloved sports broadcaster Dick Vitale recently finished radiation for his vocal cord cancer, and awaits tests to see how the procedure went.
Vitale has had a remarkable run at ESPN, and as the voice of college basketball for many.
"I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call games when the college hoops season tips off in the Fall."
Vitale's doctor is optimistic that they can have him ready for his 45th season on ESPN's airwaves.
"Four, three... Lamont Butler, Lamont Butler, pull-up jump shot... GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! THEY'RE STORMIN' THE COURT! THEY'RE STORMIN' THE COURT!"
Vitale has been a surprising absence from the NCAA Tournament on American TV over the last 40+ years.
At 83, Dick Vitale is cancer-free.
‘Dickie V’ takes you inside his passion for college basketball, and his health battles.
"Vitale’s journey of resilience is one that I know will resonate universally. His is a story of loss, triumph, giving and humanity. It’s one I simply had to tell."
Dick Vitale and his family spoke to Graham Bensinger about the challenges of Vitale's cancer and vocal cord dysplasia treatments, and Vitale's wife and daughter told Bensinger how hard it was to see him unable to talk.
"I reflected on his speech many times during my seven-month battle – ‘don’t give up, don’t ever give up Dickie V’ – and I remembered my mother and father, who taught me never to believe in ‘can’t’. Jimmy V was special and his legacy lives on. I am so grateful to receive this tremendous award in his honor."
"He feels optimistic that if I follow his plan (which I will) that he will get me back court side to do what I truly love – talking college hoops for ESPN during the 2022-23 season."
"It was a 3 hr surgery Dr Zeitels said was tough but got what he needed vs Dysplasia & ulcerated lesions."
"While I’m heartbroken that I won’t appear on ESPN for the rest of this season, I’m encouraged by the progress."
What a lovely moment.
This is great news on many levels.
Live V Week broadcasts include a UFC Fight Night supporting the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund, plus the Jimmy V Men's and Women’s Basketball Classics.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! It went down! Look at the bedlam! Look at the bedlam! I can't believe it!"