Dan Hicks, an NBC Sports commentator and Connecticut resident, dies at 64

Dan Hicks, a 34-year veteran broadcaster at NBC Sports best known for his coverage of Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour and Olympic sports, has died at 64.

Hicks’ wife, Hannah Storm, a longtime anchor for ESPN’s “SportsCenter” program, stated that he died of an “acute illness” in an Instagram post Thursday morning. Hicks and Storm have lived in Greenwich, Conn., since 1995, where they raised three daughters, Hannah, Ellery, and Riley.

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“Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness,” Storm wrote on Instagram. “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.”

Hicks covered the last eight Summer Olympic Games as the stroke-by-stroke announcer for swimming and formerly served as the co-host for the Closing Ceremony. One of his iconic commentary moments came at the 2008 games in Beijing, where American anchor Jason Lezak led the United States to a dramatic comeback over France and a world-record time in the 4×100 meter men’s relay.

He took over NBC Sports’ coverage of Notre Dame football from the iconic Tom Hammond in 2013, and while the network ultimately replaced him with Mike Tirico at the start of the 2017 season, Hicks was reinstated in South Bend three years ago. The veteran sportscaster has also led the network’s coverage of the PGA Tour since 2000, making his first short trip to the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut earlier this year, as NBC acquired the rights to the Travelers Championship.

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A native of Tucson, Hicks stayed in his hometown to attend the University of Arizona and launched his broadcast career at NBC affiliate KVOA. He moved east to work at CNN as a sports reporter in 1989, where he remained for three years and met Storm.

Hicks began an uninterrupted stretch at NBC Sports in 1992, bouncing between several coverage teams before finding his more enduring niches. He served as a sideline reporter and play-by-play voice for NBA on NBC from 1992 to 2000, spent six seasons on the network’s NFL coverage starting in 1992 and later worked on tennis coverage from 2019 to 2023.

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