Longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks has died at the age of 64 following an acute illness, his wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, announced Thursday.
"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," Storm wrote in a post to X. "His loss is immeasurable."
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ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Dan Hicks, a respected voice in sports broadcasting and husband of ESPN anchor Hannah Storm. Hannah is a cherished member of the ESPN family, and our hearts are with her, their three daughters and all who knew and loved Dan, including his NBC colleagues, during this incredibly difficult time. We extend our deepest condolences and stand alongside Hannah and her family."
Hicks has been NBC Sports' lead play-by-play announcer on its PGA Tour coverage since 2000. He has anchored the network's golf coverage of the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, Ryder Cup, President's Cup and the U.S. Women's Open.
Hicks covered 16 Olympics, 15 as a play-by-play announcer, starting with the 1992 Barcelona Games. Most recently, he was the Alpine Skiing play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports at the Milan Cortina Games this year.
He has also been the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of Notre Dame football since 2024.
Hicks, who joined NBC Sports in 1992, won a Sports Emmy for his work with NBC Sports on the 2024 Paris Games.
"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 president Rick Cordella, executive producer Sam Flood and executive producer Molly Solomon said in a statement.
"... Dan's blend of knowledge, style, enthusiasm and humor informed and entertained fans for decades. But far beyond his on-air excellence, Dan was a better person who welcomed teammates with a smile, a joke, or a word of encouragement, sometimes all three in the same sentence."
Before joining NBC Sports, Hicks had been a sports anchor for CNN beginning in 1989.
A native of Tucson, Arizona, Hicks is survived by Storm and his daughters Hannah, Ellery and Riley.