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Longtime NBC Sports commentator Dan Hicks passes away at 64

Credit: USA Today Network Pictures Archive The sports media world was sent into a state of shock on Thursday morning as longtime NBC Sports commentator Dan Hicks passed away at 64.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC
Key points
  • Rich Lerner announces on Golf Channel that longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks has passed away at 64.
  • Credit: Getty Images Dan Hicks, the longtime NBC Sports broadcaster who spent 26 years as the network’s lead golf announcer and called some of the most memorable moments in Olympic swimming, died Wednesday following an acute illness.
  • There are simply no words to express how much he will be missed.” Rich Lerner, Hicks’ longtime colleague at NBC Sports and Golf Channel, announced the news on Golf Channel on Thursday morning.

Longtime NBC Sports commentator Dan Hicks has died, the network and his wife, ESPN sportscaster Hannah Storm, announced Thursday, Nov.

Additional details
  • “Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person,” NBC Sports executives Rick Cordella, Sam Flood and Molly Solomon said in a joint statement provided to TheWrap.
  • Prior to his sudden passing, Hicks served as the lead play-by-play voice of NBC Sports’ PGA Tour coverage, returned as the lead voice of Notre Dame football in 2024, and was also the voice of several prominent Olympic sports for NBC including swimming and skiing.
  • We are grateful for the love and support surrounding our family during this incredibly difficult time." pic.twitter.com/8CK7OLXbZx — Hannah Storm (@HannahStormESPN) November 12, 2026 Hicks started his broadcasting career in 1989 with CNN and moved to NBC Sports in 1992, where he covered football, alpine skiing, and swimming.
  • “He was an exceptional storyteller and caller of games and events who elevated some of the biggest moments in sports history.” Versant CEO Mark Lazarus, who worked alongside Hicks at NBC for decades, said he was “heartbroken by the sudden loss of our friend,” remembering him as a loyal friend and devoted husband and father.
  • Hicks joined NBC Sports in 1992 and became its lead golf play-by-play announcer in 2000, covering major tournaments including the U.S.

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