TUCSON — Longtime NBC Sports announcer Dan Hicks, a Tucson native and University of Arizona graduate, died Wednesday at 64, his family and NBC announced Thursday, according to Arizona Sports.
Hicks died in Connecticut of an acute illness, according to his wife, ESPN host Hannah Storm. “Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan,” Storm said in a statement, describing him as a devoted husband of more than 30 years and father of three daughters.
Hicks started as a local radio and TV sports reporter and anchor in Tucson before joining CNN in 1989, where he met Storm. He moved to NBC in 1992 and stayed there for the rest of his career.
He was best known as NBC’s lead golf announcer, calling 27 U.S. Opens and 23 U.S. Women’s Opens. He also covered 16 Olympic Games, often on swimming and skiing, and called Notre Dame football, Arizona Sports reported.
Hicks had been scheduled to work Notre Dame’s game against Boston College on Saturday.
“I’m incredibly lucky to stay at one place this long,” Hicks told The Associated Press in September.
Sources: Arizona Sports. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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