Dan Hicks, the longtime voice of NBC Sports’ golf coverage and one of American television’s most familiar sports broadcasters, has died at the age of 64 after an acute illness. The Dan Hicks death was announced on Thursday by his family and NBC Sports, and tributes poured in from across the world of golf.
Hicks died late Wednesday, November 11, in Connecticut, his wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, said in a statement. He was 64. NBC Sports and the PGA Tour shared the news on Thursday morning. “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 a statement. No further details about the illness were immediately released.
A Quarter-Century as Golf’s Voice
Hicks spent 35 years with the network, becoming the lead golf play-by-play announcer in 2000, a role he held for more than 25 years. He was the familiar voice of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he anchored NBC’s broadcasts for more than a quarter-century. He joined NBC in 1992 following three years at CNN, and immediately became an announcer for the NFL on the network until 1998, in addition to providing an assist on its NBA coverage.
Hicks also called skiing and swimming during 16 Olympics, including being part of the Sports Emmy-winning broadcast team on the 2024 Paris Games, and had been the network’s play-by-play announcer of Notre Dame football since 2024. He had been scheduled to call Notre Dame’s game on Saturday. He won a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event category as part of NBC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hicks, a native of Tucson, Arizona, is survived by Storm, his wife of 32 years, and their three daughters Hannah, Ellery and Riley. Golf Channel colleagues and players shared memories of his steady delivery and his gift for making the biggest moments feel unhurried. Read more sports coverage on our home page: https://reportrig.com/
