RIP Dan Hicks - One Of The Greatest Announcers We've Ever Had And The Man Who Delivered One Of The Most Iconic Moments In All Of Sports

Devastating news this morning as Dan Hicks unexpectedly died. He's without a doubt one of the most known voices in all of sports. He might be the most underrated voice in all of sports. He did a little bit of everything with Notre Dame football, the NFL and NBA back in the day. But, the two things he was probably most known for and what you remember him most for is Olympic swimming and the PGA Tour.

In fact, he gave us one of the most iconic moments in all of sports

While Lezak made the move to win and Michael Phelps is the legend and the celebration. It's Dan Hicks' voice that will forever be remembered in this moment too. It's him with the here comes Lezak. It's Dan Hicks nailing the moment when the moment had to be more than just let it breathe. It's one of those moments that will be talked about for centuries. I don't think that's even being hyperbolic. Any time the Summer Olympics is going on, we will have video of Dan Hicks calling the Lezak comeback. 

Along with that, he gave us this moment from the golf world: 

Another perfect, quick statement. 

Or recently the JJ Spaun US Open win

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There are few that understood the moment like Dan Hicks. He knew what it all meant and how to deliver that to us. It's part of what made him one of the best announcers we've ever had. It didn't matter the sport, he elevated it to those of us watching at home. RIP to an all-time great.