Dick Vitale announces he has vocal cord cancer, hopes to be ready for college basketball broadcasts

Legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale revealed he’s going via his third battle with most cancers, this time along with his vocal cords. 

Vitale, 84, has had bouts with melanoma and lymphoma, each of which he gained. 

In typical “Dickie V” vogue, his optimism is excessive. 

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Dick Vitale through the NCAA championship sport between the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego State Aztecs at NRG Stadium April 3, 2023, in Houston. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Photographs)

“I’m sorry to share that I acquired powerful information as we speak from Dr. Zeitels about my throat,” Vitale stated on Twitter. “The exams on the tissues they eliminated confirmed that I’ve vocal wire most cancers and can want 6 weeks of radiation to deal with. Dr. Z tells me that it has a particularly excessive treatment price, and that radiation, no more surgical procedure, is the very best path. 

“I plan to combat like hell to be able to name video games when the college hoops season suggestions off within the Fall. Dr. Z feels that state of affairs is completely doable.”

LEGENDARY BASKETBALL ANNOUNCER DICK VITALE SAYS VOCAL ISSUES HAVE RESURFACED, WILL HAVE MULTIPLE SURGERIES

Prayers have poured in from many for Vitale, and so they started Tuesday when he had surgical procedure on his throat to see what was affecting his vocal cords.

Dick Vitale prepares to name a Baylor-Villanova sport with Jon “Boog” Sciambi on the Ferrell Heart Dec. 12, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Photographs)

“When you’ve got the time, ship him optimistic ideas and prayers,” ESPN colleague Kevin Negandhi tweeted. “The person is more durable than anybody I do know however your ideas at all times uplift him.”

Vitale has handled vocal wire points prior to now, saying final month they returned. With this surgical procedure from Dr. Zeitels, Vitale is on “complete voice relaxation for 6-8 weeks.”

With the ESPYS happening tonight, Vitale is disillusioned he could not attend.

“This time final 12 months, I used to be on the ESPYS stage, asking everybody to assist in the cancer fight,” Vitale wrote. “This horrible illness strikes so a lot of our family members, and it’s now knocked on my door three totally different instances. Extra analysis will proceed to assist on this combat. 

ESPN analyst Dick Vitale calls a sport between the Kentucky Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans through the Champions Traditional at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Nov. 15, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Andy Lyons/Getty Photographs)

“I’m grateful for my speedy household in addition to my ESPN household for his or her unimaginable help, and so appreciative of the excellent workforce of medical experts whose dedication has such a optimistic impression on so many lives. Like to all!”

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Vitale was identified with lymphoma in 2021, which got here simply months after he beat melanoma following a number of surgical procedures. He introduced final 12 months he was most cancers free.