Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman pays tribute to Dan Hicks after tragic passing
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The sports world lost a legend this week. Famed sports broadcaster Dan Hicks passed away this week. Hicks has worked for NBC Sports since 1992, covering the NFL, NBA, Olympics, and Golf. He was also the play-by-play commentator for Notre Dame from 2013 through 2016, and again since 2024.
Now, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freemanis paying tribute to Hicks, per Pete Sampson of The Athletic.
“Marcus Freeman opens this Thursday media availability by calling Dan Hicks an ‘amazing professional’ and offers condolences to his family,” Sampson posted on X, formerly Twitter.
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Hicks has been working with color commentator Jason Garrett for afternoon Notre Dame calls. The evening work has been done by Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge. The Irish have an afternoon game this week, which Hicks would normally be on the call for. Instead, it will be Jason Benetti on the call.
Freeman was not the only member of the Notre Dame staff to pay tribute to Hicks. Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua also released a statement.
“We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of a great friend of Notre Dame, Dan Hicks. Our prayers are with Dan’s wife, Hannah Storm, a Notre Dame graduate, and their three daughters. Dan was a fixture here on campus and in the broadcast booth as one of the great voices for Notre Dame Football. On a personal note, Dan was a former colleague of mine at NBC Sports and, more importantly, a dear friend over the course of the last quarter century. We will all miss him dearly,” the statement read.
Notre Dame hosts Boston College on Saturday, with more tributes to Hicks likely to come.
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