Golf and sports world in mourning after sudden passing of legendary commentator Dan Hicks
The world of golf and sports is in mourning this evening after the announcement of the sudden passing of NBC Sports commentator Dan Hicks. His family announced the news today, saying Hicks had passed away following an acute illness, he was 64.
“Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness,” Hicks’ wife, Hannah Storm, said in a statement. “He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father to our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many. His loss is immeasurable.
“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. These are simply no words to express how much he will be missed.”
Dan Hicks was the voice to many of the iconic moments in US Opens, Open Championships, Ryder Cups and the PGA TOUR over the last 30-plus years, as well as the Olympic Games and several other sports for NBC, Golf Channel, USA and NBC Sports Network. Hicks joined NBC in 1992 from CNN, and has been the lead commentator on Golf for NBC Sports since 2000. He commentated on Tiger Woods' iconic 2000, 2002 and 2008 US Open victories, and more recently he led the commentary for NBC/Golf Channel at The Open from 2016 to 2026, a role he was set to continue in St Andrews next summer.
Hicks sudden passing will leave a void very difficult to fill in the golf and sports broadcasting space in the US, but his words on some of golf and sports greatest events will live on, they are immortal.
Many former colleagues and members of the golf and sports world have paid their own tributes, or expressed their shock at the sudden passing of Dan.
SHANK, by Matt Hooper
Matt Hooper is an Associate Member of the Sports Journalists Association.
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