Dan Hicks Dies at 64, Wife Hannah Storm and NBC Sports Release Statements on Legendary Sportscaster

Longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks has died at the age of 64.

SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm, who married Hicks in 1994, issued a statement announcing her husband died from an "acute illness."

NBC Sports also issued a statement about Hicks' contributions to the network over the past 34 years.

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro released a statement about Hicks on behalf of the network.

Born in Tucson, Hicks graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

After working for local radio and television affiliates in the Tucson area after his college tenure, Hicks became a national sports anchor for CNN in 1989. He spent three years with the network before joining NBC Sports in the summer of 1992.

Hicks was part of NBC's coverage for many of its biggest sporting events, including 16 Olympics between the Summer and Winter Games. He received a Sports Emmy in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which was honored in the Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event category as part of NBC's coverage for the 2024 Summer Olympics

He also had two stints as the lead play-by-play commentator for Notre Dame games from 2013 to '16 and 2024 through this season, including as recently as Oct. 10 when the Fighting Irish played Stanford in South Bend.