ESPN college basketball icon Dick Vitale announced he is cancer-free after undergoing treatment for throat cancer
The legendary men’s college basketball analyst is once again cancer-free, the 85-year-old coach-turned-broadcaster announced on Thursday, December 12, via X.
It was the fourth separate cancer diagnosis for Vitale. He previously had multiple surgeries to remove melanoma followed by treatments for lymphoma in 2021 and vocal cord cancer in 2023. “Wow I am absolutely blown away by the love from so many — thanks for caring as I hope all of u that know someone with cancer to extend🙏🙏🙏& words of encouragement,” he wrote. “Means so much! Remind them to always THINK POSITIVE & HAVE FAITH !”
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