Former Texas A&M head coach completes Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment

Monday was a great day for former Texas A&M head coach R.C. Slocum, who completed his treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The former Aggies’ head man was diagnosed with the cancer back in June and rang the bell at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center on Monday to signal the end of his treatment.

You can see the celebration from Slocum in the video below, courtesy of KBTX News in Bryan, Texas.

I've seen a lot of wins over the years, but seeing R.C.Slocm ring the bell at Baylor Scott and White this afternoon signaling the completion of his cancer treatment was a special victory! We'll hear from @rcslocum at 6 and 10 on @KBTXSports @KBTXNews pic.twitter.com/csqcOBFRKA

— KBTX News (@KBTXNews) November 29, 2021

Slocum, now 77, served as Texas A&M’s head coach from 1989-2002, compiling an overall record of 123-47-2 with three bowl wins. He got his start with the Aggies’ program in 1972.

Still Texas A&M’s all-time winningest coach, Slocum was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

ESPN’s Dick Vitale provides cancer update

Legendary college basketball figure Dick Vitale shared good news with his fans on Monday. Vitale has been undergoing treatments after being diagnosed with two separate forms of cancer, including chemotherapy that he recently underwent.

“Just got my report that my medical team are very pleased with the report of the PET SCAN,” wrote Vitale in his Twitter post. “They claimed that the chemotherapy has thus far been successful. I believe your [prayers] have helped.”

Vitale’s update is a welcome one after he announced earlier this year that he had been been diagnosed with a second form of cancer so soon after his melanoma diagnosis. Vitale received his lymphoma diagnosis after successful surgeries as part of his melanoma treatments.

“The plan is to treat my lymphoma with steroids and six months of chemotherapy,” Dick Vitale previously wrote in a letter on ESPN explaining his treatments. “The medical experts tell me it has a 90% cure rate. They say I can continue to work so I will have to manage my work schedule around my chemo schedule as they will monitor my test results along the way.”

“I will fight with all my heart in dealing with the chemo.”

Vitale’s treatment went well enough to get him back onto the college basketball court, and he was able to work on the ESPN television broadcast of Gonzaga vs.. UCLA. After his tearful return to his passion, he expressed his thanks to his fans for their prayers and support.

Vitale got a chance to repeat that love in his message on Monday.