Dan Hicks: key obituary facts
Is Dan Hicks dead? Yes. Dan Hicks died on November 11, 2026, at age 64.
Cause of death: Dan Hicks's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Dan Hicks known for?
He was an American sportscaster.
More about Dan Hicks
Born: 2 June 1962.
Place of birth: Tucson.
Gender: male.
Occupation: sports commentator.
Nationality: United States.
Education: University of Arizona.
Spouse: Hannah Storm.
Career began: 1989.
Also known as: John Daniel Hicks.
Years active: 1989–2026.
John Daniel Hicks, an American sportscaster for NBC Sports, died November 11, 2026, aged 64.
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Hicks attended Sabino High School, graduating in 1980, and later graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984. He began his broadcasting career in radio before moving into television as a weekend sports anchor at KVOA, the NBC affiliate in Tucson.
In 1989, he moved to Atlanta to work as a sports reporter for CNN, where he covered sports for the network. He joined NBC Sports in 1992, and his work there included coverage of Notre Dame college football and the PGA Tour, among other sports. His career was active from 1989 through 2026, taking him from local broadcasting in Tucson to sports reporting at CNN and network coverage at NBC. At CNN, Hicks met Hannah Storm, an anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter. They married on January 8, 1994, and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, with their three daughters, Hannah, Ellery and Riley. Storm was an alumna of Notre Dame, the university whose football team Hicks covered as a sportscaster.