He went on to note he will have surgery on Tuesday before pledging, I will win this battle.
Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the data pipe launched.
He called ESPNs first college basketball broadcast.
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His trademark cry of Awesome, baby, has marked hundreds of hoop moments.
In 2021, Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma, months after he had multiple surgeries to remove melanoma.
He underwent surgery for that shortly after making the annoucement.
surgery on Tues. will be a success .
Thanks for All the prayers.
The 84-year-old Vitale posted on Twitter that he will need six weeks of radiation to treat it.
Vitale had a procedure in July and was on voice rest for 6-8 weeks.
Thats when it was discovered that his past issues have returned.
In 2021, Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma, months after he had multiple surgeries to remove melanoma.
Last year, he announced that he was cancer-free.
This is an update on my meeting today with Dr ZEITELS.
