Dick Vitale, legend college basketball The broadcaster revealed some very positive news after a visit to his vocal doctor on Wednesday.

Vitale said his vocal cords are cancer-free after an endoscopy with the help of his doctor, Steven Zeitels.

Zettles thinks Vitale may be back The sidelines were soon wearing headphones.

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Dick Vitale (left) and Jon Sciambi shake hands after an ESPN live broadcast of the game between the Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks at Moody Center in Austin on March 4, 2023. (Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports)

“Just had my vocal cords checked and I’m so excited about the great report from Dr. ZEITELS. He said my vocal cords are cancer free and he feels I can get back to my love of @espn sidelines,” Vitale posted Photo of sitting in doctor’s chair.

Vitale, 85, has not lost his passion for college basketball, but he has endured huge battles with cancer in recent years, including melanoma, lymphoma and throat cancer.

But Vitale announced in December 2024 that he was officially cancer-free, although it was unclear whether he would return to the sidelines to officiate some of the best college basketball games in the country.

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So this news after he checked in with Zettles is significant as he clearly wants to entertain fans with his passionate broadcasts on match days.

“Dick, you’re back!” Zeitels said in a video posted on Vitale’s Facebook Watch. “Your vocal cords can’t hold you up.

“We’ve been on this road for a long time. I didn’t know we were going to get here, but here we are. You’re ready to be with your audience, your players, your ESPN, you’re ready to be with everyone again Coming.”

ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale (left) meets with SEC Commissioner Gray before the game between Texas A&M and the University of Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game on March 12, 2022 in Tampa, Florida Greg Stankey. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

After Zettel said this, Vitale became emotional and the doctor comforted him because he knew all too well what he was going through.

“Dickie V” spent 41 years as a college basketball broadcaster coaching at every level from high school to the NBA.

this new jersey The native coached at Garfield High School before taking over his alma mater, East Rutherford High School, where he led the team to two New Jersey state championships.

Vitale then served as an assistant coach at Rutgers University before moving to the University of Detroit as head coach. He stayed in Michigan City to coach the Pistons in 1978-79.

After coaching the Pistons, Vitale joined ESPN and called the first college basketball game in 1979, when DePaul beat Wisconsin, and the rest was sweet.

Dick Vitale has been a college basketball broadcaster for 41 years and has coached at every level from high school to the NBA. (Ed Zulga/Getty Images)

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Now, Vitale is happy to be back with his love, as he puts it, and it’s safe to say that every college basketball fan can’t wait for his long-awaited return.

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