Current:Home > reviewsDick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early' -WealthPro Academy
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
View
Date:2025-04-13 00:38:53
Legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale is once again cancer free.
The ESPN analyst announced on Thursday that "Santa Claus came early" after he learned a scan he had in the morning of a lymph node in his neck had come back clean of cancer.
"Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship!" he said in a post that also promoted the Jimmy V Foundation, which funds cancer research and is named after Vitale's friend, the late college basketball coach Jimmy Valvano.
The positive update comes after Vitale announced his cancer had returned in June. It was the fourth time Vitale had been diagnosed with cancer in three years.
He previously said in August 2021 that he received treatment for melanoma and was additionally diagnosed with lymphoma months later in October 2021. He declared he was "cancer free" in August 2022, but doctors later diagnosed him with vocal cord cancer in July 2023. He again announced that he was cancer free in December 2023 following six weeks of radiation therapy.
Vitale hasn't been on the call for a college basketball game since 2022 as he dealt with his cancer battle, especially since his vocal cord cancer prevented him from speaking. In March, he told USA TODAY Sports through text messages that it would take time before he could get enough strength back in his voice to call games. He hoped if the vocal cords healed properly, he would be able to get back to his announcing duties this season because he yearns to be back inside college arenas.
"I miss so much the entire college spirit at the games as I always love being able to share time with the players, coaches, fans, media and especially my ESPN colleagues," Vitale said.
Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.
veryGood! (3391)
Related
- Hidden Home Gems From Kohl's That Will Give Your Space a Stylish Refresh for Less
- Daniel Jones injury updates: Giants QB out for season with torn ACL
- Teachers in Portland, Oregon, strike for a 4th day amid impasse with school district
- Can you make your bed every day? Company is offering $1000 if you can commit to the chore
- PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 7, 2024
- 2 killed in LA after gun thrown out of window leads to police chase
- Prince William cheers on 15 finalists of Earthshot Prize ahead of awards ceremony
- Voters in Pennsylvania to elect Philadelphia mayor, Allegheny County executive
- Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
- Media watchdog asks Pakistan not to deport 200 Afghan journalists in undocumented migrant crackdown
Ranking
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Abigail Breslin Mourns Death of My Sister’s Keeper Costar Evan Ellingson
- U.S. Park Police officer kills fellow officer in unintentional shooting in Virgina apartment, police say
- NFL Week 9 winners, losers: Bills' bravado backfires as slide continues
- Small twin
- WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday
- 'I thought I was going to die': California swimmer survives vicious otter attack
- A new Biden proposal would make changes to Advantage plans for Medicare: What to know
Recommendation
Chief beer officer for Yard House: A side gig that comes with a daily swig.
Five years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech
James Harden makes Clippers debut vs. Knicks Monday night. Everything you need to know
Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
Inside Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Road to Baby Boy
Tiger King star Doc Antle pleads guilty to federal wildlife trafficking charge
Who was Muhlaysia Booker? Here’s what to know after the man accused of killing her pleaded guilty