Dan Hicks, Voice of NBC Sports for 35 Years, Dies at 64
The longtime golf and Olympic announcer passed away Wednesday in Connecticut after an acute illness.
By Fernando Rojas ·
Dan Hicks, the steady voice behind NBC Sports for three decades, has died. His family and the network confirmed the news Thursday. Hicks was 64 years old.
Hicks passed away late Wednesday in Connecticut. His wife, Hannah Storm, told NBC that he died of an acute illness. She described him as a devoted husband of more than 30 years and a father to their three daughters.
Hicks joined NBC in 1992 after a three-year stint at CNN. He spent the next 35 years covering golf, Olympic swimming, and Notre Dame football. In September, he told the Associated Press that staying with one network for so long felt like luck. He noted that it required the network to keep holding the broadcast rights for the properties he covered.
Golf was his primary beat. He served as the lead announcer for 27 U.S. Opens and 23 U.S. Women's Opens. He was in the booth for 27 tournament victories by Tiger Woods, including three U.S. Open titles. He also called the Ryder Cup, the British Open, and PGA Tour events. Mike Whan, CEO of the U.S. Golf Association, called Hicks a true friend to the game whose warmth touched everyone who knew him.
Beyond golf, Hicks worked 16 Olympic Games, including nine Summer and seven Winter events. His first appearance was at the 1992 Barcelona Games. He called Olympic swimming eight times alongside Rowdy Gaines. The pair covered Michael Phelps' eight gold medals in Beijing and Katie Ledecky's medal record across four Olympics. Hicks also called alpine skiing for the last four Winter Games and speed skating in 2002, 2006, and 2010.
Hicks was scheduled to return to the booth for Notre Dame football Saturday against Boston College. This would have been his seventh season calling games for the Fighting Irish, whose campus his wife attended. He previously called Notre Dame games from 2013 to 2016 before returning in 2024. Pete Bevacqua, the university's athletic director, called Hicks a fixture on campus and a dear friend over the last quarter century.
Hicks is survived by his wife, Storm, and their three daughters, Hannah, Ellery, and Riley.
