{"id":2359,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2359","headline":"Longtime NBC broadcaster Dan Hicks dies at 64","dek":"Hicks, who had been set to call Saturday's Notre Dame-Boston College game, died following an acute illness, his wife Hannah Storm announced.","body":"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.\n\nHicks 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nHicks 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.","published_at":"2026-11-13T23:34:29.699473+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Marcus Freeman remembers Dan Hicks as ‘an ultimate professional’","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/marcus-freeman-dan-hicks-tribute-notre-dame.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Sports lost one of its greatest broadcasters. 'He was such a pro'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sports-lost-one-greatest-broadcasters-194636535.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Dan Hicks celebrated daughter’s marathon accomplishment in last social post before ‘sudden’ death","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/dan-hicks-celebrated-daughters-marathon-accomplishment-in-last-social-post-before-death/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Longtime sports broadcaster Hicks, husband of ESPN's Storm, dies at 64","url":"https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/50462145/long-sports-broadcaster-dan-hicks-dies-age-64"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dan Hicks, legendary NBC broadcaster, dies at 64","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dan-hicks-legendary-nbc-broadcaster-152046715.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"ESPN’s Hannah Storm announces tragic death of her husband Dan Hicks, legendary NBC Sports broadcaster","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-hannah-storm-announces-tragic-151036243.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dan Hicks, Legendary NBC Sports and Golf Announcer, Dies Unexpectedly at 64","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dan-hicks-legendary-nbc-sports-163031783.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Sports world pays tribute to NBC Sports’ Dan Hicks after sudden passing","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sports-world-pays-tribute-nbc-162651183.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Arizona native, Wildcats alum, NBC sportscaster Dan Hicks dies","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/arizona-native-wildcats-alum-nbc-165542948.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘One of the all-time greats’ – Tributes pour in as long-time broadcaster Dan Hicks dies at 64 from an acute illness","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/one-time-greats-tributes-pour-170303844.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dan Hicks, an NBC Sports commentator and Connecticut resident, dies at 64","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dan-hicks-nbc-sports-commentator-172045546.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘He was a great husband, father and man’: Marcus Freeman opens Notre Dame press conference by honoring Dan Hicks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/great-husband-father-man-marcus-233001776.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Hear Al Michaels' emotional tribute to Dan Hicks during 'Thursday Night Football'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hear-al-michaels-emotional-tribute-051019728.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Al Michaels Gets Choked Up During Tribute to Late Broadcaster Dan Hicks on “Thursday Night Football”","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/al-michaels-gets-choked-during-173439179.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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