Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
Let me try this again … I am stunned. I was fortunate enough to work for NBC’s Olympic team in 1996 while in grad school. I was part of the team that served in affiliate marketing and logistics. We “marketed” sold coverage packages to NBC affiliates prior to the Games and then during the month or so of leadup/during the Games we were like “concierge” for NBC Olympic talent and the affiliates.
EVERYONE LOVED Dan Hicks. He was so magnanimous. He was down to earth. He treated everyone as part of the team. In some ways, he was the “internal” captain of the NBC Olympic team. Costas was by far the star but had so much on his plate that he was respectfully aloof. You really didn’t see him much. Hicks on the other hand would shoot a game of pool, try his hand at the pop-a-shot. He would eat in the NBC commissary unlike much of the other talent who would grab their food and go.
To me at least, the personality that you saw on screen was the personality you saw off-screen. Much love to his family and friends who have to be reeling from this loss.
Let me try this again … I am stunned. I was fortunate enough to work for NBC’s Olympic team in 1996 while in grad school. I was part of the team that served in affiliate marketing and logistics. We “marketed” sold coverage packages to NBC affiliates prior to the Games and then during the month or so of leadup/during the Games we were like “concierge” for NBC Olympic talent and the affiliates.
EVERYONE LOVED Dan Hicks. He was so magnanimous. He was down to earth. He treated everyone as part of the team. In some ways, he was the “internal” captain of the NBC Olympic team. Costas was by far the star but had so much on his plate that he was respectfully aloof. You really didn’t see him much. Hicks on the other hand would shoot a game of pool, try his hand at the pop-a-shot. He would eat in the NBC commissary unlike much of the other talent who would grab their food and go.
To me at least, the personality that you saw on screen was the personality you saw off-screen. Much love to his family and friends who have to be reeling from this loss.
Good comment, sir. I took your original comment down.
Now I want to see the original post. 😄
I somehow only posted “I am stun ..”
His Olympics announcing was epic. Big loss for the sports world.
So sad for his family and friends losing him so young. Huge loss for the sport world. Thanks unionjackgin for you memories. Just underscores the loss.