Dick Vitale fighting cancer
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Veteran ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is confronting his fifth battle with cancer, having revealed on Monday that biopsy results confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung and liver cavity. The 86-year-old is set to begin immunotherapy as he faces this latest health challenge.
At a time where so much is changing in college basketball, a familiar voice has returned to the sport. After a yearslong battle with several types of cancer, resulting in a long hiatus, Dick Vitale returned to the headset for the 2025-26 season, getting ...
Dick Vitale, after attending Seton Hall University, began his college basketball career as an assistant coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in 1971. Two years later, the now 86-year-old earned his first head coaching job with the Detroit Mercy Titans ...