NBC Golf Voice Dan Hicks Dies at 64 After 25 Years Leading PGA Tour Coverage

Q: What sudden illness claimed the life of the iconic voice behind America's greatest sports moments at just 64?

Dan Hicks died following what his family described only as an **acute illness**; no specific illness or medical diagnosis has been publicly disclosed. His wife, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, said his death was “sudden and unexpected” and that the family was heartbroken by his passing at 64. Multiple reports and statements from NBC Sports, the PGA Tour and others repeat the same wording, but none identify a precise cause beyond that acute illness. So, based on the available confirmed information, the exact sudden illness that claimed Hicks’ life remains private.

3 articles · Updated · PGA TOUR · Nov 12

Dan Hicks, NBC Sports’ longtime lead PGA Tour play-by-play announcer, died Nov. 11 at 64 after what his wife Hannah Storm called a sudden acute illness.
Since joining NBC in 1992 and taking the lead golf role in 2000, Hicks became the network’s signature golf voice across more than three decades of PGA Tour, major and team-event coverage.
Tiger Woods’ 2008 U.S. Open win, The Players Championship and the FedExCup Playoffs were among the defining moments he narrated, often alongside analyst Johnny Miller for nearly 20 years.
The PGA Tour said Hicks’ voice was woven into fans’ memories of the game, underscoring his reach beyond golf through Olympic, alpine skiing and Notre Dame football broadcasts.
Hicks is survived by Storm and their three daughters, closing a broadcasting career that made him one of golf television’s most recognizable voices.