The tributes are pouring in for the longtime NBC Golf play-by-play man, who passed away at the age of 64. One of his longest-running colleagues, Roger Maltbie, called into Golf Channel on Thursday morning, and did as good a job as he could have at keeping it together. "This is a tough one, Rich [Lerner]," Maltbie said. "I mean, really tough." A choked up Maltbie was able to gather himself and add that losing Hicks was not merely losing a colleague or a nice guy, it was like "losing a pal."