Legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale revealed Friday he has cancer in a lymph node six months after he was declared cancer-free.
Legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale revealed somber news Friday, announcing his cancer has returned after a biopsy of a lymph node. 'My report on the Biopsy of the Lymph Node in my neck has arrived & it is cancerous,' he wrote on X. 'With all the I have received & the loving support of my family, friends & @espn colleagues I will win this battle. surgery on Tuesday will be a success. 'Thanks for all the prayers.' CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.
He said in November the cancer was gone, but 'the impact of the treatments has taken its toll on my voice and requires more healing.' Vitale is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has called games at ESPN for more than four decades. Before broadcasting, he coached in the 1970s when he became an assistant at Rutgers. He later coached at Detroit Mercy before he was named the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Fox News' Ryan Morik contributed to this report Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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