Overview
- The 63-year-old broadcaster is in remission and will call the Dec. 28 game vs. the Bears and the Jan. 4 finale vs. the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium.
- He announced his return on his KNBR show, where 49ers executive Bob Sargent formally “activated” him for the final two home dates.
- Doctors say a bone marrow transplant remains necessary to sustain remission, with siblings Judy and Ron identified as matches but the procedure delayed by a hereditary heart condition.
- Papa will work with a PICC line and a waist pack delivering immunotherapy, resuming treatment next week as he awaits transplant readiness.
- Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in July and hospitalized for 23 days, he spent months in protective isolation due to perilously low white blood cell counts.