Nebraska radio play-by-play voice Greg Sharpe announces cancer diagnosis
Nebraska radio play-by-play voice Greg Sharpe announced he was diagnosed with cancer, revealed on Sports Nightly on the Huskers Radio Network.
The long time voice of the football and baseball program was in good spirits but acknowledged the long road ahead. He was thankful for the support from all Nebraska fans, friends, family and coworkers.
He took to the mic to reveal his diagnosis to the public.
“Tonight, my least favorite topic, it’s me,” Sharpe said. “And I don’t like to make much about myself, but I’ll be honest with you, I’m going to tell you something. I thought I wasn’t sure I wanted to really tell what I don’t want to tell it to. I’m not sure I wanted to let it out. But sometimes when you have news, and you don’t kind of confront it, a lot of rumors, innuendos, get thrown out there and half truths. And then in the end people are like ‘Well, why didn’t you just say it? Why didn’t you come out and tell us?’
“Bottom line is I have been diagnosed with cancer. Found out a week or two ago. And so we’re getting close to the point where treatment will be necessary. And so it’s going to disrupt my work here on Sports Nighty. Probably some baseball broadcasts and all that and that agitates me because this season is going so so well. So much fun being around that team. But we’ve got a great team of doctors that are putting together the plan.”
Sharpe plans on being ready for football season and will do as many baseball games and radio shows as possible. He said the only time he’ll miss broadcasts is in the event of treatment or overwhelming symptoms.
“I’m not going to get too deep into the weeds, I’ve kind of had symptoms for a couple of months,” Sharpe said. “It’s in the pancreatic region of the body, is kind of where we’re looking at the treatment to begin but that’s, again, I don’t want to get down the medical path too much … And I know so many of you out there you have dealt with this either yourself or with a family member. And you know how disruptive it can be for your lives, for your family’s life. And man, my wife Amy has been a rock for the last month for me to lean on. And I’m so blessed to have somebody like her in my life and I’m sure those of you that have dealt with his know that you got to have that support system to kind of fight your way through this type of thing.”
Sharpe thanked his company and boss and revealed his coworkers and superiors are ready to support him through the best and worst of the journey.
“Not to walk away yet but I’m certainly going to have some disruption in my life in the coming months and just wanted to share that with all of you,” Sharpe said. “And I know we’re coming up against the clock here but I’ve got a great relationship with God. And God has, he’s been with me a lot in the last couple of weeks and months. And he’s with me right now to make sure I can get through this. And I’m going to work that relationship hard in the coming weeks.
“They also tell you to set a goal, set something you want to attain and be a part of, and I’ll tell you, it’s gonna be easy to read and say this. I want to get this thing, I want to whip its butt and get myself ready for football because I think we’re gonna have a fabulous, fabulous football season around here in the fall. So we’ll end it with that. Thank you all for your support.”