October 18, 20214 yr Not a Dicky V fan when watching a game but I doubt there’s ever been a bigger personality on the media side in CBB history. Hope to hear him yelling at us during Horns game again.
October 18, 20214 yr My hope is the Big C doesn't make Dicky V a diaper dandy. Get well and prayers up
October 18, 20214 yr Dickie, you were one of the first to bring college hoops in to mainstream media. Prayers from one survivor to a future one.
October 24, 20214 yr A friend of mine got married over 20 years ago. His brother is a sportscaster and put together a video of Jordan, Nicklaus, Rodman, Ditka, Vitale and others wishing him a happy marriage. Vitale went crazy like he always does. Mad props.
October 25, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Bevo said: A friend of mine got married over 20 years ago. His brother is a sportscaster and put together a video of Jordan, Nicklaus, Rodman, Ditka, Vitale and others wishing him a happy marriage. Vitale went crazy like he always does. Mad props. Somewhere buried in the depths of my phone is a 2 minute video of drunk Bill Murray sending his condolences to a friend’s girlfriend who shredded her knee skiing.
October 30, 20214 yr I’ve grown tired of his Schtick but no denying his impact on the college game, hope he kicks cancer’s ass. Edited October 30, 20214 yr by Underdog
October 30, 20214 yr I’ve grown tired of his Schtick but no denying his impact on the college game, hope he kicks cancer’s ass. This. He’s a good man, well-meaning, and has been an evangelist for the game and the people involved. He’s an icon, and again, a good man. We need more like him.
October 30, 20214 yr My mother was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in June of 2014. She is still here seven years later going strong and this includes a 2018 diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. I believe Dickie V can kick cancer in the behind. College basketball owes that man a lot for the amount of people he brought to the game. He loves his job and it easily shows.
November 19, 20214 yr Author Dickie V has been cleared to return to broadcasting. his first game will be the FF rematch between UCLA and Gonzaga.
January 25, 20223 yr https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-dick-vitale-done-college-basketball-season-cancer-lymphoma-vocal-cord-treatment-232900410.html Done for the season. Still receiving treatment and his vocal chords are in rough shape. Get well Dickie V! We're all cheering you on!
January 25, 20223 yr Nobody has done more for College BB than Dick V. Back in the 80’s Big Monday and Big Wednesday were required viewing and he was a big part of that.
September 2, 20223 yr Ah, jeez. That’s awful news. He’ll be in my prayers for sure, and I wish him the absolute very best.
September 2, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, brandonmccabe said: Ah, jeez. That’s awful news. He’ll be in my prayers for sure, and I wish him the absolute very best. Did something change in the last two weeks?
September 2, 20223 yr 51 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Did something change in the last two weeks? No. @brandonmccabe has still only read the thread title.
September 7, 20223 yr On 9/2/2022 at 9:14 AM, brandonmccabe said: Ah, jeez. That’s awful news. He’ll be in my prayers for sure, and I wish him the absolute very best. RIP tumor
September 7, 20223 yr We played Notre Dame in South Bend in 1995. The best friend of Ex Mrs. Lid the First was working in a bank in Chicago. She had a friend in the Notre Dame athletic department. Her friend got us tickets to that game... in the Notre Dame alum section ... pretty much on the 50 yard line. Dickie V has a daughter who was then on the Irish tennis team. Apparently, the night before the game, he gave an inspirational speech to the football team. So, we show up to the game. The pomp. The campus. The kickoff was just after 11:00 a.m. Well, we were pounding bloody marys on the drive from Chicago to South Bend. Go get our seats... and then, from one row behind me... I hear THAT voice. Turn around and see... its Dickie V. And for the rest of the game, he is just going after me. (I'm dressed in a burnt orange shirt, jeans, boots.) I couldn't get pissed because he was fucking hilarious. "TEXAS FANS... BABEEEE... GET BACK ON THE BUS BABEEEE!" I was being a good sport as the Irish just prison raped us beginning about half way through the 3rd quarter outscoring us 36 - 7 in that span. But, one thing that Dickie V said that stuck with me was ... "That Rickie Williams. He is going to be something special!" Had a great time at the game. Shook his hand at the end of the game. What an experience. Love, love, love that he announced he is cancer free now.
September 7, 20223 yr Good for Dickie but never assume that you're cancer free and it won't come back. The fight never really ends.
September 7, 20223 yr 9 hours ago, realgreggym said: Good for Dickie but never assume that you're cancer free and it won't come back. The fight never really ends. Thanks for the uplifting message.
September 7, 20223 yr Author 9 hours ago, realgreggym said: Good for Dickie but never assume that you're cancer free and it won't come back. The fight never really ends. good post, we all definitely needed to hear this this morning.
September 7, 20223 yr 31 minutes ago, shadow_operative said: good post, we all definitely needed to hear this this morning. Its called the truth you village idiot.
September 7, 20223 yr 37 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Thanks for the uplifting message. It wasn't meant to be uplifting. It's called reality.
September 7, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, realgreggym said: Its called the truth you village idiot. 1 minute ago, realgreggym said: It wasn't meant to be uplifting. It's called reality. The jokes write themselves.
July 13, 20232 yr Sad to hear. 3rd time. Vocal cords. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38002463/espn-analyst-dick-vitale-says-vocal-cord-cancer
July 13, 20232 yr Wish they could’ve worked something out that he could’ve called a final four gameI said this 18 months in this thread haha. Point stands, dude is Mr college bball
July 13, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Wally Pryor said: Sad to hear. 3rd time. Vocal cords. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38002463/espn-analyst-dick-vitale-says-vocal-cord-cancer Sad to hear indeed. I almost hit the Rage button but it occurred to me that Dickie V’s probably the least ragey guy there is. No doubt he is grateful for the time he’s had and would want others to do the same. It’s all about the love- of basketball, other humans, and life itself. What a legacy
July 14, 20232 yr Like many have said, whether you like him or not you cannot deny the impact he's had on college basketball. I've probably told this story before on one of the sites but I bumped into Vitale on my way out of DKR after Notre Dame beat us on the last-second FG back in 1996. If memory serves, one of Vitale's kids was a ND student at the time. I was a bit boozed up and excited to see him so I started talking to him about what a great game it was, etc. I still had the warm fuzzies about ND fans from my trip up to South Bend the year before for that game. He was very nice and engaged in a conversation about the game. He was essentially "college basketball" Dickie V in his recounting of the game. Then he pulled a newspaper clipping out of his pocket. It was one of the Chicago papers, probably. He scrolled through it with his finger and got to the end where Dickie V predicted the final score: Notre Dame 27, Texas 24. Fucker nailed it. Fuck cancer
June 28, 20241 yr I was hoping he’d call a couple Texas SEC games. This is unfortunate. Get better Dickie V. Edited June 28, 20241 yr by billfromlaketravis
February 8Feb 8 Back on the call in a few for Duke / Clemson. Vitale has been all over the place over the years. But, big picture, he's been great for the game and more. He's battled melanoma, lymphoma, vocal cord and lymph node cancer. Meanwhile, we bitch and moan when someone cuts us off in traffic. Good for Vitale tonight. Have a great call. May or may not be your last one, but enjoy it. No one deserves it more.
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