Dan Hicks 1962 – 2026

Biography

John Daniel Hicks was an American sportscaster who spent more than three decades at NBC Sports and became the network’s lead voice of golf. Born June 2, 1962, in Tucson, Arizona, he graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984, worked in local radio and television, joined CNN in 1989, and moved to NBC Sports in 1992. He became lead golf play-by-play announcer in 2000, succeeding Dick Enberg, and called 27 of Tiger Woods’s PGA Tour victories, including the 12-foot birdie putt at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He anchored the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup, called Olympic swimming and skiing — including the United States men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay comeback at the 2008 Beijing Games — and returned as the lead voice of Notre Dame football in 2024. He died November 11, 2026, in Connecticut, aged 64, following an acute illness. He is survived by his wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, and their three daughters.