Basketball coaching legend and ESPN announcer Dick Vitale tweeted on Thursday that the results of his PET Scan came in that morning and showed that he was “clean of cancer.”
Vitale, 85, who joined ESPN as an analyst in 1979, has been.battling cancer since 2021, winning the battle each time His most recent surgery was in June for a cancerous node in his neck.
He previously had been diagnosed with melanoma and lymphoma. In 2022 he said a test showed he was cancer free. In 2023 cancer was found on his vocal cords and he had radiation treatments. In November of that he, he said he was again cancer free.
In his new tweet, Vitale said “OMG thanks so much to All of you for your [three prayers emojis]. Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship!”
Characteristically, Vitale used the joyous tweet to make a fundraising pitch for the Jimmy V foundations which raises funds for cancer research.
In a video, Vitale offered autographed copies of his book Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer With My YOung Heros to people making a donation. All of the money from books sale will go to the foundation, named for the late ESPN analyst and N.C. State basketball coach Jim Valvano. Vitale said he has raised $92.8 million to fight children’s cancer and has a goal of $100 million.
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