Proceeds from Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer with My Young Heroes will benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Dick Vitale and his family spoke to Graham Bensinger about the challenges of Vitale's cancer and vocal cord dysplasia treatments, and Vitale's wife and daughter told Bensinger how hard it was to see him unable to talk.
"I reflected on his speech many times during my seven-month battle – ‘don’t give up, don’t ever give up Dickie V’ – and I remembered my mother and father, who taught me never to believe in ‘can’t’. Jimmy V was special and his legacy lives on. I am so grateful to receive this tremendous award in his honor."
Live V Week broadcasts include a UFC Fight Night supporting the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund, plus the Jimmy V Men's and Women’s Basketball Classics.
Vitale's 16th annual gala, held Friday, raised $6.5 million for pediatric cancer research.
Dick Vitale relayed the story of Ishbia's donation live on ESPN's Michigan-Michigan State broadcast Thursday.
"I just feel that at this state of my life, I want to give back. I love young kids, I love young people."
In total, sales of "The Lost Season" have raised $47,700 for The V Foundation so far.
Vitale promised to donate his proceeds to The V Foundation, and he's done just that, raising $24,600 so far.
ESPN college basketball analyst and personality Dick Vitale seems ideally suited for a bobblehead doll. The whole concept...
