Dick Vitale revealed Thursday he was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this summer, but he is now "cancer clear” ahead of the 2021-22 college basketball season.
In a post for ESPNFrontRow.com, Vitale detailed his diagnosis and encouraged others to get checked if there's an abnormal growth on their body. The legendary college basketball announcer said some skin that had been removed from above his nose after he tested positive for melanoma.
Vitale went in for surgery on June 28 to have the growth removed.
"It helped that we caught it early, and I was thrilled to learn it hadn’t spread," Vitale wrote.