Tiger Woods has damaged his silence on the dying of his longtime good friend, NBC sportscaster Dan Hicks.
“Dan Hicks was beloved by all who had the privilege of figuring out and dealing alongside him. His kindness, heat, and presence can be deeply missed,” Woods, 50, wrote by way of X on Friday, November 13.
“Like so many within the golf world, Dan was a fantastic good friend to me each on and off the course,” he continued. “I had the utmost respect for him and the unimaginable job he did for our sport for many years.”
Woods then shared his assist for Hicks’ spouse, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, and their children, Hannah, 29, Ellery, 28, and Riley, 25.
“Our ideas are with Hannah and their daughters throughout this extremely tough time,” he wrote. “I hope they discover consolation in figuring out how a lot he meant to so many individuals and the lasting influence he made on everybody whose life he touched.”
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Hicks died on Wednesday, November 11, at age 64. His spouse revealed that he died of “an acute sickness.”
“He was a loyal husband of over 30 years, loving father to our three daughters, and cherished good friend to so many,” Storm, additionally 64, wrote by way of Instagram on Thursday, November 12. “His loss is immeasurable.”
Storm continued, “Dan was actually one in all a sort and, fairly merely, the individual everybody needed to be round. When he walked into the room, he introduced the vitality, the laughter, and the folks collectively. He was endlessly sort, considerate and humorous, and he made everybody really feel like they mattered. Our three daughters and I are heartbroken. We’re grateful for the love and assist surrounding our household throughout this extremely tough time.”
She concluded, “There are merely no phrases to precise how a lot he can be missed.”
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NBC Sports activities additionally launched a press release on Thursday, calling Hicks “a unprecedented colleague, good friend and individual.”
“In his 34 years at NBC Sports activities, he was an distinctive storyteller and caller of video games and occasions who elevated a few of the greatest moments in sports activities historical past,” the assertion learn. “From Olympic swimming and snowboarding to Notre Dame soccer, quite a few different excessive profile occasions and particularly because the signature voice of our golf protection for the final 26 years, Dan’s mix of information, type, enthusiasm and humor knowledgeable and entertained followers for many years.”
Hicks joined NBC in 1992 and have become the community’s lead golf play-by-play announcer in 2000.
The community added, “Dan was a greater one who welcomed teammates with a smile, a joke, or a phrase of encouragement, generally all three in the identical sentence.”
