The legendary sports broadcast Dick Vitale delivered an emotional speech at the 2022 Espys on Wednesday, July 20, as he was honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Vitale, who started his broadcast career in 1979, was diagnosed with lymphoma last October, having previously had surgery for melanoma. Following his surgeries, he suffered from dysplasia and ulcerated lesions on his vocal cords, which meant he could not talk for several weeks afterwards. The long-time college basketball commentator was given the Ok to return to work in late November 2021. In April 2022, Vitale took to Twitter to announce that he was cancer free, quoting the late college basketball coach Jim Valvano — “Don’t Give up Don’T Ever Give Up!” Vitale has raised over 50 million for the Valvano-inspired V Foundation over the years. “We are not going to stop, stop chasing the dream of raising dollars,” Vitale said during his acceptance speech. “Jimmy’s dream was to beat cancer.
- 7/21/2022
- TV Insider
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