Dick Vitale announces fifth cancer diagnosis as biopsy confirms melanoma in his lung and liver cavity

College basketball legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale announced he is battling crab yet again.

The 86-year-old announced Monday that a biopsy confirmed he has melanoma successful his lung and liver cavity, and he is instantly opening immunotherapy to combat it.

This is nan 5th clip Vitale has been diagnosed pinch cancer, and melanoma is 1 he has had before.

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ESPN expert Dick Vitale earlier nan crippled betwixt nan Tennessee Volunteers and nan Alabama Crimson Tide astatine Thompson-Boling Arena astatine Food City Center connected Mar 1, 2025. (Randy Sartin/Imagn Images)

"I’ve beaten melanoma," Vitale said successful a connection released by ESPN. "I’ve beaten lymphoma. I’ve beaten vocal-cord cancer. I’ve beaten lymph-node cancer. I’m 4 for 4 and I’m afloat assured I’m going to make it 5 for 5."

Vitale made a abstracted societal media station connected Monday, wherever he said he had gone done days of testing, which included scans, MRIs, bloodwork and nan biopsy to corroborate what doctors believed was crab yet again.

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"I evidently did not get nan study coming that I was hoping for erstwhile my oncologist called," Vitale said. "Now astatine slightest I cognize what I face."

"Dickie V" is 1 of nan astir established broadcasters successful American sports, providing countless memorable calls done his earthy enthusiasm for nan crippled and moments connected nan hardwood.

Vitale’s effect connected assemblage hoops dates to ESPN’s motorboat successful 1979, and he’s adjacent to 5 decades successful nan athletics pinch a statement pinch nan "Worldwide Leader" going done nan 2027-28 season.

Dick Vitale connected nan sidelines during nan men's Champions Classic assemblage hoops crippled betwixt nan Kentucky Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans connected November 15, 2022, astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, IN. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire)

However, wellness issues arose successful 2021 erstwhile he was diagnosed pinch melanoma for nan first time. Lymphoma followed, and past he needed chemotherapy and radiation treatments for his vocal cord cancer.

In 2024, he required room to region cancerous lymph nodes from his neck, and Vitale’s iconic sound could not beryllium heard arsenic he was incapable to speak for a clip aft nan vocal cord surgery.

But for illustration nan different 4 diagnoses, Vitale remains optimistic and successful bully spirits, saying he feels "fantastic" and fresh to return connected yet different battle.

"At 86 years young, I’ve lived a hellhole of a life, and I’m much motivated than ever to raise money for kids battling cancer," Vitale said.

The New Jersey native spent clip coaching astatine Garfield High School earlier taking complete his alma mater, East Rutherford High School, wherever he led teams to 2 New Jersey authorities titles. 

Dick Vitale attends nan 2022 ESPYs astatine Dolby Theatre connected July 20, 2022 successful Hollywood, California. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

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Vitale went connected to coach arsenic an adjunct astatine Rutgers earlier heading to nan University of Detroit arsenic their caput coach. He remained successful nan Michigan metropolis to coach its Pistons from 1978-79.

Once he was done coaching nan Pistons, Vitale joined ESPN, calling its first-ever assemblage hoops crippled successful 1979, a crippled wherever DePaul hit Wisconsin.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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