Vitale had surgery in the summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck. He was previously treated for melanoma and lymphoma, and had radiation treatments last year for vocal cord cancer.

The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst said he’s cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just over three years.

Longtime ESPN announcer Dick Vitale shared some exciting news on Thursday, and it coincidentally came during Jim Valvano week. Dickie V announced that he is now cancer free. The 85-year-old has been battling his third cancer bout since July 2023 when he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer.