Dickie V has vocal cord cancer.

[crawfords corner]

He's fought melanoma and lymphoma recently as well. Sending out all the positive vibes I can muster to Dickie V in his battle with this cancer as well as anyone else who is currently fighting various forms of it.

ESPN's Vitale says he has vocal cord cancer

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Wednesday that he has vocal cord cancer and will need six weeks of radiation to treat it.

www.espn.com

 

[Lempface]

What cruel irony. Poor guy, you may not like his schtick but you can't deny he's a real one.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Cancer sucks

 

[kyjeff1]

Man, that’s awful. Hoping for the best. Cancer is such an awful thing to go through.

 

[TeoJ]

Over the last 40 years Dicky V has been college Basketball.Where you care for him or not he loves the game of college Basketball.
Good luck Dicky V

 

[STL_Cat]

A guy so known for his voice ends up with vocal cord cancer. Cruel irony, cancer indeed sucks. Prayers up for Vitale.

 

[taydaddy]

Bless his heart. I hate cancer

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

God Bless him! The man has so much passion for the game and can't catch a break. Don't care what anyone says, he's been apart of College Basketball as long as I've been watching it and will hate when he is no longer associated with the game. He does so much raising awareness and money for cancer. Can't hate the guy, even if you don't agree with him. I'm a fan and hope he pulls through yet again!

 

[crawfords corner]

God Bless him! The man has so much passion for the game and can't catch a break. Don't care what anyone says, he's been apart of College Basketball as long as I've been watching it and will hate when he is no longer associated with the game. He does so much raising awareness and money for cancer. Can't hate the guy, even if you don't agree with him. I'm a fan and hope he pulls through yet again!

Fantastic ambassador of the game and an overall great human being. This world could definitely use a lot more Richard John Vitales.

 

[Boyd94]

He's 84. What else does he have to prove? Spend the rest of your days staring at the ocean.

 

[ORCAT]

He's 84. What else does he have to prove? Spend the rest of your days staring at the ocean.

But he seems to love doing what he has and loves to be around college basketball and the fans. Not crazy about his Duke rants but hope he beats this again and comes back for one last hurrah.

 

[wardlow]

Had no idea you could get vocal cord cancer. Terrible disease. Hope he beats it like the others.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Love DV. I was at UK Bookstore in 95 (I think it was late 95 or early 96, before we won the Championship, but definitely that season) when he had a book signing for Holding Court. He signed my book, and told me the “Cats are awesome baby, with a capital A!” (I asked him what he thought of our team)!

He stood up about 1 minute after he signed my book and just did a random 30 minute speech about competing, working hard, never giving up, etc. it was seriously amazing. I’m sure he had done a variation of that many times, but he made it seem so personal to our crowd, like it was just honest and spur of the moment. I could tell he was seriously passionate about life in general. It was inspiring.

Never forget that.

 

[Swan Song]

Oh no. I sure wish him a full and speedy recovery.

 

[WILDCAT WILLIE69]

Cancer sucks

Prayers

 

[BlueBomb]

If you know anything of Vitale, you know he’s a helluva man. A philanthropic, Godly man.

I sometimes muted him when he was calling a game, but I never once doubted his passion for the game. And I never failed to respect him.

 

[2Dope15]

Just the work he does with children with cancer is amazing.

 

[SWVA WildcatFan]

Had no idea you could get vocal cord cancer. Terrible disease. Hope he beats it like the others.

Im not sure about vocal cord cancer..I have voice box cancer. 35 radiation treatments as well as 6 chemo treatments have both made me lose my voice for a time as well as destroy my saliva glands. Having gone through all of this,no one would wish that on their worst ememies and Vital was never the enemy that Rafters made him out to be. I think that it is great that he seems to be appreciated in this thread.

 

[kywildcat41086]

Im not sure about vocal cord cancer..I have voice box cancer. 35 radiation treatments as well as 6 chemo treatments have both made me lose my voice for a time as well as destroy my saliva glands. Having gone through all of this,no one would wish that on their worst ememies and Vital was never the enemy that Rafters made him out to be. I think that it is great that he seems to be appreciated in this thread.

Prayers fellow BBN fan! Lost both of my parents to cancer.

 

[UkMccurdy]

Love DV. I was at UK Bookstore in 95 (I think it was late 95 or early 96, before we won the Championship, but definitely that season) when he had a book signing for Holding Court. He signed my book, and told me the “Cats are awesome baby, with a capital A!” (I asked him what he thought of our team)!

He stood up about 1 minute after he signed my book and just did a random 30 minute speech about competing, working hard, never giving up, etc. it was seriously amazing. I’m sure he had done a variation of that many times, but he made it seem so personal to our crowd, like it was just honest and spur of the moment. I could tell he was seriously passionate about life in general. It was inspiring.

Never forget that.

I was there too. It was a cool moment!

 

[CatTough]

God bless him

 

[UKAlum88]

Since vibes are about as useful as the G in lasagna, I’ll pray for him and his family. Prayer changes things!

 

[YardCat]

But he seems to love doing what he has and loves to be around college basketball and the fans. Not crazy about his Duke rants but hope he beats this again and comes back for one last hurrah.

Hope he beats it, but hope he retires, his commentary is stale and he sucks as a commentator.

 

[Colonial Farm 80]

Cancer sucks

Statistically, malignancies are the 2nd biggest killer of Americans, behind only atherosclerotic heart disease. An incredible amount of money goes into cancer research.

 

[rick64]

I certainly wish him well in his battle with cancer. But I can't honestly say I'll miss hearing him on ESPN.

 

[bbncal02]

He's 84. What else does he have to prove? Spend the rest of your days staring at the ocean.

He loves what he does man. If he couldn't be at games or participating somehow, he'd rather be in the ground.

Sometimes people truly love what they do for a living and never want to quit.

 

[bbncal02]

Had no idea you could get vocal cord cancer. Terrible disease. Hope he beats it like the others.

With trillions of cells in the human body, cancer can form anywhere. You can get lung cancer, colon cancer, brain cancer, or even toe cancer.

 

[ncaaky]

Hope he beats it, but hope he retires, his commentary is stale and he sucks as a commentator.

He has made watching games unbearable. It’s been all about him and his shtick has been a nuisance since the 1990s.

 

[BasketBallJunkie-UK]

He has made watching games unbearable. It’s been all about him and his shtick has been a nuisance since the 1990s.

Sometimes the moment provides a time to wish the best to someone and if don't have anything to add of value then STFU!

 

[ncaaky]

Sometimes the moment provides a time to wish the best to someone and if don't have anything to add of value then STFU!

Kiss my ass. He has made basketball miserable. He didn’t give a damn about me when I was sick.

 

[ck-2]

Prayers. Seems like it’s one hit after another for him lately.

 

[ZenCatFan73]

Since vibes are about as useful as the G in lasagna, I’ll pray for him and his family. Prayer changes things!

Positive vibes work just as well as prayer.

Wishing Vitale well and sending positive vibes.

 

[UKAlum88]

Positive vibes work just as well as prayer.

Wishing Vitale well and sending positive vibes.

No they don’t. Nothing changes by sending vibes. There’s power in prayer!

 

[crawfords corner]

I'd rather have positive vibes than someone's hollow religious words. As they say, to each their own.

 

[Mike-D]

Prayers

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I love Vitale. He was the voice of college basketball for me when I was a kid. I know he had some bad takes at the end of the Tubby regime, but Vitale has always been a huge advocate for Kentucky.

 

[UKAlum88]

I'd rather have positive vibes than someone's hollow religious words. As they say, to each their own.

But you had a problem with what I originally said. Sounds like, “to each their own” isn’t something you know the meaning of. 😄

Have a blessed night! 😉

 

[IL Wildcat]

You gotta feel for the guy! Of all types for him to get, this would have to be as tough on him as any other, since he has used his voice to make his living. May God be gracious to him.

 

[FinancialPlannerZac]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I've always liked Dickie V. The schtick can get old sometimes, but his passion for the game is genuine. He's beat it before and I hope he beats it again. Cancer sucks, but his very positive attitude has taken him far. As someone in a fight against this disease myself, he's an inspiration. Him and Jimmy V were great friends too. Don't give up, don't ever give up.

 

[WildmanWilson]

He has made watching games unbearable. It’s been all about him and his shtick has been a nuisance since the 1990s.

What a miserable person you must be.