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丹·希克斯去世，享年 64 岁；他是 NBC 高尔夫和奥运游泳赛事解说员
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这场离世的突然性有一个具体的体现：希克斯的日程上仍安排着一场橄榄球比赛。他原定于 11 月 14 日星期六解说圣母大学对阵波士顿学院的比赛，那是他解说「爱尔兰战士」队的第七个赛季。现有报道没有说明谁会接替他，也没有确定比赛期间是否会举行纪念活动。5
他始终善良、体贴又风趣，让每个人都觉得自己受到重视。
这段追忆补充了冠军名单无法展现的东西。斯托姆描述了一位走进房间就带来活力、笑声并让人们聚在一起的男子。悼念他的同事们一再提到同一个区别：他们失去的不仅仅是那个熟悉的声音。6
以体育记忆衡量的职业生涯
高尔夫赛事的统计数字显示，他长期稳定地担任解说：解说过 27 届美国公开赛、23 届美国女子公开赛，以及泰格·伍兹赢得的 27 场锦标赛，其中包括 3 次美国公开赛冠军。他还负责解说莱德杯、PGA 巡回赛和英国公开赛。这并非偶尔出现在重要赛事中，而是多年陪伴这项运动不断更替的参赛阵容。5
伍兹在 2008 年美国公开赛上的那记迫使比赛进入延长赛的推杆，成为与希克斯最密切相关的时刻之一。同年晚些时候，希克斯与游泳分析员罗迪·盖恩斯解说了美国游泳队在北京奥运会上的逆转。两种场景几乎截然不同；两者都成为他长久转播遗产的一部分。6
圣母大学赛事的解说是他反复承担的工作，并非职业生涯后期才新增的任务。希克斯最初于 2013 至 2016 年解说该校比赛，并于 2024 年回归。他原定解说对阵波士顿学院的比赛，这属于他持续承担的工作之一。5
熟悉声音背后的同事
希克斯本人并不认为这种持续性是他独自实现的。在 9 月接受美联社采访时，他说自己「非常幸运，能在一个地方待这么久」；CBS 新闻援引了这段采访，并指出 NBC 一直在转播他负责解说的体育项目。「不过，我觉得待得越久，我就越珍惜这一点。」他的话也承认，即使是成就斐然的播音职业生涯，某种程度上也取决于比赛转播权花落谁家。5
他去世后，各方悼念将专业权威与个人温情结合在一起。NBC 体育高管里克·科代拉、萨姆·弗洛德和莫莉·所罗门赞扬他是一位杰出的讲述者，凭借知识、热情和幽默提升了重大体育时刻的感染力。随后，他们转而谈起这位队友：他总是带着「微笑、一句玩笑或一句鼓励的话，有时在同一句话里三者兼有」迎接人们。6
PGA 巡回赛称，希克斯的声音融入了观众对这项运动的记忆，并表示他的转播充满温情，而他在转播之外同样为人亲切。USGA 首席执行官迈克·惠恩记得他的慷慨与友谊。体育电视高管肖恩·麦克马纳斯也表示，相比希克斯在标志性体育赛事中的角色，他更看重他作为丈夫、父亲和朋友的一生。5
有人可以接替周六的转播工作，但悼念中所描述的东西却没那么容易被取代：多年共同工作的经历、观众日积月累的记忆，以及一个家庭期待回家的人。斯托姆感谢身边的人给予她和女儿们爱与支持。她说：「实在无言以表达我们会多么想念他。」5
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- Dan Hicks has died at 64, with another football broadcast still on his schedule.
- His voice accompanied decades of golf and Olympic swimming. His wife and three daughters are mourning a sudden loss. Who will take his place for Saturday's Notre Dame game?
- His wife, ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, said the family was heartbroken by his sudden and unexpected death following an acute illness. Her remembrance also described someone who brought people together, made them laugh, and made them feel they mattered.
- Hicks died late Wednesday in Connecticut. He was still scheduled to call Notre Dame against Boston College that Saturday. The assignment was part of his seventh season covering the Fighting Irish.
- Hicks and Storm had been married for 32 years. They have three daughters, Hannah, Ellery and Riley. Storm called him a devoted husband, a loving father and a cherished friend. She said, “His loss is immeasurable.”
- Hicks joined NBC in 1992, after three years at CNN. He became its lead golf announcer in 2000. He died November 11, 2026, and his family and NBC announced his death November 12.
- For 26 years, he was the signature voice of NBC's golf coverage. Golf was his favorite sport, and Johnny Miller was among his broadcast partners. Before taking the lead role, Hicks worked as a golf tower announcer from 1995 through 1999.
- Hicks spent more than three decades at NBC. His tenure is counted as 34 or 35 years, despite the same starting year of 1992. NBC's own joint tribute gives 34, matching the interval through 2026.
- Tiger Woods's playoff-forcing putt at the 2008 U.S. Open became one of the moments most closely associated with Hicks. His assignments also took him through the Ryder Cup, the PGA Tour and the British Open.
- Hicks called 27 Tiger Woods tournament victories, including three U.S. Open wins. Across his career, he called 27 U.S. Opens and 23 U.S. Women's Opens. Those championships placed him alongside generations of players.
- The PGA Tour said his voice was woven into viewers' memories of the game. Its tribute paired the warmth of his broadcasts with the kindness he showed the people around him.
- Subscribe to this channel as we follow the tributes to Hicks and plans for his next scheduled broadcast.
- Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with Hicks and Rowdy Gaines calling the races. That same partnership narrated the American swim team's comeback, another enduring moment from those Games.
- Hicks and Gaines called swimming together at eight consecutive Summer Olympics. Their work included Katie Ledecky's 14 medals across four Games, from 2012 through 2024. Hicks's swimming coverage also reached back to Sydney, where Phelps made his Olympic debut.
- Hicks worked 16 Olympics overall, including swimming and skiing assignments. His broadcasting career also included NFL and NBA coverage. Notre Dame football became another recurring part of his work, with an initial run from 2013 through 2016.
- He returned to Notre Dame broadcasts in 2024. He was due to call the Boston College game on November 14. NBC hasn't announced who will replace him for that assignment.
- Hicks called himself incredibly lucky in September. He said staying so long depended partly on NBC continuing to carry the sports he covered. He said he appreciated that continuity more and more as the years passed.
- NBC Sports executives Rick Cordella, Sam Flood and Molly Solomon praised his storytelling, knowledge and humor. Their joint tribute said he elevated major sporting moments and welcomed teammates with a smile, a joke or encouragement.
- Versant chief executive Mark Lazarus remembered a loyal friend and devoted husband and father. Golf colleague Roger Maltbie expressed the immediate pain more simply. He said, “This is a tough one, I mean really tough.”
- USGA chief executive Mike Whan remembered Hicks's warmth, generosity and friendship. Sports television executive Sean McManus called him a true gentleman, placing his life as a husband, father and friend above even his most memorable broadcasts.
- Storm said Hicks brought energy and laughter into a room. She thanked those surrounding the family with love and support. She said she and their three daughters were heartbroken, and that words couldn't express how much he would be missed.
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