
Legendary NBC Sportscaster Dan Hicks dies at 64
THE AGE OF 64. HE JOINED NBC IN 1992 AND WAS A TITAN IN SPORTS. 1992 AND WAS A TITAN IN SPORTS BROADCASTING. TONIGHT, WE LOOK. BROADCASTING. TONIGHT, WE LOOK BACK ON HIS INCREDIBLE IMPACACT. BACK ON HIS INCREDIBLE IMPACT. >> DAN HICKS ALONG WITH JOHNNY. >> DAN HICKS ALONG WITH JOHNNY MILLER. A PLEASURE TO O BE. MILLER. A PLEASURERE TO BE ALONGSIDE YOU, JOHNNY. DAN. ALONGSIDE YOU, JOHNNY. DAN HICKS. HICKS. >> HIS VOICE HAS BEEN THE. >> HIS VOICE HAS BEEN THTHE SOUNDTRACK TO SOME OF THE. SOUNDTRACK TO SOME OF THE E BIGGEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS. BIGGEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS. >> LONG LOOK, AND HE‘S GOT. >> LONG LOOK, AND HE‘S GOT HILTON FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. HILTON FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. >> AND LIKE THTHE ATHLETES, HE. >> AND LIKE THE ATHLETES, HE COVERED HIS MOST MEMORABLE CALLS. COVERED HIS MOST MEMORABLE CALAS WERE THE STUFF OF LEGEND. WERE THE STUFF OF LEGEND. >> 15 YEARS OLD IN HIS FIRST. >> 15 YEARS OLD IN HIS FIRST OLYMPICS BACK IN SYDNEY. HICKS. OLYMPICS BACK IN SYDNEY. HICKS WAS THERE FOR EACH OF MICHAEL.
WAS THERE FOR EACH OF MICHAEL PHELPS, 28 OLYMPIC MEDALS, AND. PHELPS, 28 OLYMPIC MEDALS, AND HE SHOULD GET THE OLOLYMPIC GOLD. HE SHOULD GET THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL. CAN THE VETERAN CHASE HIM. MEDAL. CAN THE VETERAN CHASE HIM DOWN AND PULL OFF A SHOCKER. DOWN AND PULL OFF A SHOCKER HERE. HERE. . >> INCLUDING ONE OF THE GREATEST. >> INCLUDING ONE OF THE GREATEST OLYMPIC MOMENTS OFOF ALL TIME? OLYMPIC MOMENTS OF ALL TIME? THIS EPIC COME FROM BEHIND RELAY. THIS EPIC COME FROM BEHIND RELAY VICTORY AT THE BEIJING GAMES IN. 2008. >> HERE COMES LEZAK. >> HERE COMES LEZAK. UNBELIEVABLE. ATAT THE END. HE‘S. UNBELIEVABLE. AT THE END. HE‘S DONE IT. DONE IT. >> THAT SAME YEAR, TIGER WOODS. >> THAT SAME YEAR, TIGER WOODS NEEDED A 12 FOOT BIRDIE TO STAY. NEEDED A 12 FOOT BIRDIE TO STAY ALIVE AT TORREY PINES AND HICKS.
ALIVE AT TORREY PINES AND HICKS CALLED IT. EXPECT ANYTHING. CALLED IT. EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT? THE TUCSON NATIVE GOT. DIFFERENT? THE TUCSON NATIVE GOT HIS START AT THE ARIZONA DAILY. HIS START AT THE ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT, ANSWERING AN AD FOR 25. WILDCAT, ANSWERING AN AD FOR 25 BUCKS A GAME. BUCKS A GAME. >> I THOUGHT, WHY NOT HAVE THE. >> I THOUGHT, WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AND BE A. BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AND BE A BROADCASTER? BROADCASTER? >> HIS WIFE, HANNAH STORM, ALSO. >> HIS WIFE, HANNAH STORM, ALSO A SPORTS JOURNALIST, SAYS SHE. A SPORTS JOURNALIST, SAYS SHE AND THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS ARE. AND THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS ARE HEARTBROKEN REMEMBERING HER. HEARTBROKEN REMEMBERING HER HUSBAND AS QUITE SIMPLY THE. HUSBAND AS QUITE SIMPLY THTHE PERSON EVERYONE WANTED TO BE. PERSON EVERYONE WANTED TO BE AROUND.