Dan Hicks Stan Badz/US PGA TOUR/Getty Images Dan Hicks, a mainstay of NBC Sports as a play-by-play announcer, has died. He was 62 years of age.
Hicks died on Nov. 11, and no cause of death was available. But his wife, Hannah Storm, in an X tweet on Thursday wrote: “Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness. He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father to our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many. His loss is immeasurable.”
NBC Sports confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter the passing of Hicks, 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 very best at what he did, but what I will remember most is the person he was: a loyal friend and a devoted husband and father. My family and I are thinking of Hannah, their children and the entire Hicks family. We will miss him.”
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One the longest-serving on-air personalities at NBC Sports, Hicks hosted and did play-by-play duties for some of the network’s prestigious sporting events for over three decades. During his tenure, Hicks shared the golfing broadcast booth with Johnny Miller, then Paul Azinger and most recently with Kevin Kizner.
As NBC Sports’ lead golf play-by-play commentator, Hicks dramatically called Tiger Woods’ birdie at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines with the words “Expect Anything Different!” to cheer on the drained putt.
He brought his play-by-play voice to the PGA Tour tournament coverage since 2000, and marquee events like the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, Ryder Cup, President’s Cup and the U.S. Women’s Open. Hicks called Notre Dame football games and NBC Sports had announced he was to call one this coming weekend.
“Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person. In his 34 years at NBC Sports, he was an exceptional storyteller and caller of games and events who elevated some of the biggest moments in sports history,” NBC Sports said in its own tribute on X.
A veteran of 16 Olympics starting with the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Hicks, called skiing and speed skating competitions, among others, and handled play-by-play duties for NBC Sports’ NFL Wild Card Weekend coverage.
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 Sports in 1992, Hicks served as a sports anchor at CNN starting in 1989.
His career begain in 1984 as a sports anchor/news reporter for KCEE/KWFM radio in Tucson, Arizona, before he moved to KVOA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Tucson. Born on June 2, 1962 in Tucson, Arizona, Hicks graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
He is survived by his wife, Hannah Storm, and three daughters.
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