Current：Home > InvestESPN's Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for fourth time -Nova Finance Academy
ESPN's Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for fourth time
View
Date：2025-04-18 06:18:21
Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time.
Vitale announced Friday that a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer. He is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday.
"With all the (prayers) I have received & the loving support of my family, friends and ESPN colleagues, I will win this battle," Vitale said on social media.
The 85-year-old Vitale has previously been treated for melanoma and lymphoma. He also had six weeks of radiation treatments last year when tests revealed he had vocal cord cancer.
Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. The former coach called ESPN's first college basketball broadcast. He's also a longtime fundraiser for cancer research.
Vitale helped friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs, where Valvano delivered his famous "Don't give up" speech. Valvano died of adenocarcinoma less than two months later.
- In:
- Cancer
- ESPN
veryGood！ (4692)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Palestinian-American family stuck in Gaza despite pleas to US officials
- Reba McEntire Deserves to Be a Real Housewife After Epic Reenactment of Meredith Marks' Meltdown
- Cash-strapped Malaysian budget carrier MyAirline abruptly suspends operations, stranding passengers
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- UEFA postpones Israel’s game in Kosovo in European qualifying because players cannot travel abroad
- Civil rights advocates join attorney Ben Crump in defense of woman accused of voter fraud
- A detailed look at how Hamas evaded Israel's border defenses
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Norway activists press on with their protest against wind farm on land used by herders
Ranking
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Cher denies kidnapping allegation by son's estranged wife: 'I'm a mother. This is my job'
- Carlee Russell Kidnapping Hoax Case: Alabama Woman Found Guilty on 2 Misdemeanor Charges
- Family Dollar offering refunds after recalling hundreds of consumer products
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- DWTS’ Sasha Farber Shares What He Texted Former Partner Mary Lou Retton in Hospital
- Makers of some menstrual product brands to repay tampon tax to shoppers
- Civil rights advocates join attorney Ben Crump in defense of woman accused of voter fraud
Recommendation
The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
Sailing vessel that suffered broken mast, killing a passenger, had previous incidents
Diamondbacks finish stunning sweep of Dodgers with historic inning: MLB playoffs highlights
'It’s so heartbreaking': Legendary Florida State baseball coach grapples with dementia
Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
Australian minister credits improved relations with China for the release of a detained journalist
Israeli woman learned of grandmother's killing on Facebook – after militant uploaded a video of her body
Investigation says Oklahoma judge checked Facebook, texted about prosecutors' genitals during murder trial