Just awful news on the sudden passing of Dan Hicks. A true pro who was a classic voice on golf and football. I’ve always loved his pairing with Rowdy Gaines on swimming. The call from 2008 will still give you chills. Thoughts are with his family and friends and the NBC team.
August 11, 2008: Men’s Olympic 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final in Beijing. Phelps’ 2nd of 8 golds. @JasonLezak w/ best final relay leg ever 🇺🇸View quoted post on X
@DanHicksNBC & @RowdyGaines on the call
“The Americans? We're going to smash ‘em. That's what we came here for.”- France’s Alain Bernard