# NBC pays tribute to late broadcaster Dan Hicks before Notre Dame-Boston College game: ‘Still in disbelief’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nbc-pays-tribute-to-late-broadcaster-dan-hicks-before-notre-dame-boston-college-game-still-in-disbelief/
- Published: 2026-11-14T22:08:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T22:19:19+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/nbc-pays-tribute-to-late-broadcaster-dan-hicks-before-notre-dame-boston-college-game-still-in-disbelief/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- NBC colleagues honoured Dan Hicks before Notre Dame’s game against Boston College.
- Hicks was in his 35th year at NBC and covered 15 Olympic Games.
- His wife said he died after an acute illness.

## Summary

NBC Sports honoured Dan Hicks before Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College game, with colleagues remembering his warmth, humour and skill after his sudden death earlier in the week. The tribute showed how deeply his loss was felt across the broadcast team and the wider sports community.

Host Ahmed Fareed opened the pregame show, while Jason Benetti, who took Hicks’ place in the booth, and analyst Jason Garrett also shared tributes. A video of Hicks’ memorable calls ended with colleague Jimmy Roberts saying Hicks “just deserved to have more” of his good life. Hicks was in his 35th year at NBC; he joined in 1992, covered 15 Olympic Games and worked across golf, Notre Dame football, the NFL and NBA. His wife, Hannah Storm, said he died after an acute illness.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: NBC pays tribute to late broadcaster Dan Hicks before Notre Dame-Boston College game: ‘Still in disbelief’](https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/nbc-pays-tribute-to-late-broadcaster-dan-hicks-before-notre-dame-boston-college-game-still-in-disbelief/)
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