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

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NBC Sports honored legendary broadcaster Dan Hicks, who passed away at age 64, during Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College pregame show.

NBC Sports put together a touching tribute for Dan Hicks during Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College game after the legendary broadcaster died suddenly earlier this week.

The network kicked off the pregame show with a monologue from NBC host Ahmed Fareed, who called Hicks a “friend of so many.”

“Today we will celebrate a man whose expertise, but more importantly his warmth and his humor, will live on through everyone he knew,” Fareed said. “So this is not just another game for us, not just another day. Today is a day that we remember and miss our friend.”

“We have a crew in South Bend hurting, still in disbelief, but continuing to do what Dan did. They’re making everyone else’s day just a little bit better. If you met Dan, you felt like a close friend.”

Notre Dame also put out a tribute to Hicks in the press box at the stadium before the game, according to Chuck Freeby.

The legendary broadcaster was in the middle of his 35th year with the network at the time of his death.

He served as the lead play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame games from 2013-16 before returning to the booth in 2024.

Hicks was set to call Saturday’s game alongside analyst Jason Garrett before his death.

He joined NBC in 1992 and spent the past 26 years as the network’s lead golf play-by-play announcer, while also covering 15 Olympic Games, the NFL and NBA.

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