After numerous cancer battles, legendary ESPN announcer Dick Vitale is nearly ready to return to the network and call a college basketball game once again. Vitale, 85, announced on social media on Wednesday that his vocal cords are cancer free.

Beloved basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale said he is cancer free and ready to call games for ESPN again. “Just had (a) scope of my vocal cords & I was very emotional with the great report by Dr ZEITELS,

"I am feeling terrific!" Vitale wrote. Vitale's Instagram post included a video of him and his doctor further discussing his recovery. "There's no evidence of cancer anywhere in t

Dick Vitale has been one of the most iconic voices in college basketball for quite some time. Vitale called his first-ever game on ESPN in December 1979, and his 41-year career has produced some of the most memorable moments in the sport.

The new year is already off to a great start. On Wednesday morning, legendary ESPN college basketball announcer Dick Vitale announced that his vocal cords are officially cancer free and that he's been cleared to return to calling games.