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Richard John Vitale ( / vaɪˈtæl /; born June 9, 1939), also known as " Dickie V ", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. He is known for catchphrases such as "This is awesome, baby!"
Beloved basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is once again battling cancer, as the Basketball Hall of Famer shared Friday that a recent biopsy of the lymph node in his neck was cancerous.
Dick Vitale has won his battle with vocal cord cancer but he is not yet ready to return to the sidelines calling college basketball games. Here are the latest updates on the legendary...
Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Thursday he's cancer-free. The 82-year-old marked the end of his sixth chemotherapy treatment by ringing a bell at Sarasota Memorial...
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — 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.
Dick Vitale has been diagnosed with vocal cord cancer, but the legendary college basketball analyst has every intention of being courtside for ESPN this fall.
Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time. Vitale tweeted Wednesday that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments.
