Dan Hicks, an NBC Sports mainstay as a play-by-play announcer, has died. He was 64 years old.
Hicks died Wednesday and a cause of death was not available. But his wife, Hannah Storm, wrote in an
NBC Sports confirmed The Hollywood Reporter following Hicks’ passing, and Versant CEO Mark Lazarus added in a statement: “I am heartbroken by the sudden loss of our friend Dan Hicks. For decades I had the privilege of working alongside Dan, but our friendship extended far beyond NBC Sports. Dan was one of the best at what he did, but what I will remember most is the person he was: a loyal friend and husband and a devoted father. My family and I are thinking of Hannah, their children and the entire Hicks family.
One of NBC Sports’ longest-tenured on-air personalities, Hicks hosted and performed play-by-play duties for some of the network’s most prestigious sporting events for more than three decades. He has shared the golf broadcast booth with Johnny Miller, Paul Azinger and most recently with Kevin Kizner.
As NBC Sports’ lead golf play-by-play commentator, Hicks dramatically called Tiger Woods a birdie at the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines, outside San Diego, with the words “Expect something different!” » to encourage the exhausted putt.
He has brought his play-by-play voice to coverage of the PGA Tour since 2000 and to marquee events like the U.S. Open, Open Championship, Ryder Cup, President’s Cup and U.S. Women’s Open. He also called football games at Notre Dame, and NBC Sports had announced he would host one this weekend.
“Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person. During his 34 years at NBC Sports, he was an exceptional storyteller and host of games and events that elevated some of the greatest moments in sports history,” NBC Sports said in its own X tribute.
A veteran of 16 Olympics, starting with the 1992 Barcelona Games, Hicks has competed in skiing, speed skating and swimming, among other sports, and handled play-by-play duties for coverage of NFL Wild Card Weekend.
He won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which was honored as Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event. Before joining NBC in 1992, he was a sports anchor at CNN starting in 1989.
Born June 2, 1962, in Tucson, Arizona, Hicks graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He started in 1984 as a sports anchor/reporter for KCEE/KWFM radio in Tucson, Arizona, then moved to KVOA-TV, the city’s NBC affiliate.
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