Dan Hicks died of acute illness before he was scheduled to call Notre Dame game
Legendary sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died following an “acute illness,” his wife Hannah Storm shared Thursday, adding that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.” The 64-year-old Hicks was scheduled to call the Notre Dame-Boston College football game Saturday in South Bend, Indiana for NBC and Peacock.Storm, who celebrated 20 years as an ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor in September, did not share further details or an official cause of death.
The pair have three daughters, Hannah, Ellery, and Riley.Hicks attended the Chicago Marathon on Oct.
11 to support his daughter Ellery, who was running the race.“He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father of our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many.
His loss is immeasurable,” said Storm, who shared last month that she underwent a hysterectomy and was cancer-free.“Dan was truly one of a kind, and quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around.When he walked into a room, he brought the energy, the laughter and the people together.
He was endlessly kind, thoughtful and funny, and he made everyone feel like they mattered.“Our three daughters and I are heartbroken.We are grateful for the love and support surrounding our family during this incredibly difficult time.
There are simply no words to express how much he will be missed.”Hicks was one of NBC Sports’ longest-tenured on-air personalities, handling hosting and play-by-play duties for numerous events — ranging from Olympic swimming and skiing to Notre Dame Football — for more than three decades.He was the signature voice of NBC’s golf coverage for the last 26 years.“Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person,” Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports, said in a joint statement with Sam Flood, president of production at NBC Sports, and sports exec Molly Solomon.
Hicks covered 16 Olympics, 15 of which he served in a play-by-play role.Hicks won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage of...