NBC Sports Golf Announcer Dan Hicks Dies at 64 After an Acute Illness
His family announced the death Thursday. Wife Hannah Storm said he was a devoted husband of more than 30 years and a loving father to their three daughters, Hannah, Ellery and Riley. Hicks was born in Tucson, graduated from the University of Arizona and joined CNN in 1989.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
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NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died following an acute illness, his family announced Thursday. He was 64, NBC Bay Area reported.
"Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness," his wife, ESPN anchor 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." She said he was "truly one of a kind and, quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around."
Hicks is survived by Storm and their three daughters, Hannah, Ellery and Riley. He was born in Tucson, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona. He started in local television and radio before joining CNN in 1989, NBC Bay Area reported.
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