Hicks, who had been set to call Saturday's Notre Dame-Boston College game, died following an acute illness, his wife Hannah Storm announced.
Dan Hicks, a fixture of NBC Sports broadcasts for more than three decades, has died at 64 following an acute illness. His wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, announced his death on social media Thursday.
Hicks was from Tucson and graduated from the University of Arizona. He joined NBC Sports in 1992 after working at CNN, going on to call Olympic events, football and golf among other sports over his long career. He was scheduled to be in the booth for Notre Dame's game against Boston College on Saturday.
The news landed hard across the sports world. ESPN's Dave Pasch said Hicks never got enough credit for his talent. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman opened his Thursday media availability not with injury updates or scouting notes on the Eagles, but with condolences for Hicks' family, extending sympathy to Storm and the couple's three daughters before turning to football business.
Hicks is survived by Storm and their three daughters, one of whom he had recently celebrated for completing a marathon in what became his last social media post before his death.