Dick Vitale to receive Award for Perseverance at ESPYs
Dick Vitale will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2022 ESPY Awards in July.
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro surprised Vitale with the news Friday night at the 17th Annual Dick Vitale Gala, which raised more than $11 million for pediatric cancer research. The event now has raised $55 million through the years.
The 82-year-old Vitale, a staple of college basketball broadcasts for more than four decades, has h