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Legendary sports broadcaster Dan Hicks was in a busy season of life when he died suddenly following an acute illness, as revealed by his wife, Hannah Storm, on Thursday.
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he → die → Thursday
Storm, a longtime “SportsCenter” co-anchor and ESPN personality, called his passing “unexpected” in a social media post.
The 64-year-old Hicks was working a regular college football season — and was scheduled to call the Notre Dame-Boston College football game Saturday in South Bend, Ind. for NBC and Peacock.
Golf Channel host Rich Lerner explained Thursday that Hicks’ death “does not make sense” and that he was “at the top of his game” both at work and in his personal life.
“Dan Hicks is gone,” Lerner said.
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Lerner → call → life
“It simply does not make sense.
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It → make → sense
Dan was 64 going on 44.
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Dan → go → ?
“He was active, in shape, highly successful, fully engaged man in his later prime with little to prove.
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He → prove → little
So to say Dan Hicks is gone makes no sense and it makes us profoundly sad.”
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us → say → sense
Hicks worked on-air for 34 years at NBC doing hosting and play-by-play duties for various events, from Olympic swimming and skiing to Notre Dame Football.
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Hicks → work → Football
During Thursday’s installment of “First Take,” Shae Cornette was talking through tears as she read her former “SportsCenter” co-host Storm’s statement on-air.
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she → talk → air
Hicks called his final game Oct. 10 at Notre Dame, where the Fighting Irish crushed Stanford 58-7.
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Irish → call → Stanford
The next day, Hicks attended the Chicago Marathon to support his daughter Riley, who ran the race.
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who → attend → race
Hicks attended the Hannah Storm Foundation’s 10th annual celebrity dinner on Oct. 6 at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Westchester County, as seen in an Instagram photo shared by Storm.
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Hicks → attend → Storm
The pair posed for a photo with NBC reporter Jordan Cornette and his wife Shae.
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pair → pose → Cornette
In August, Hicks and Storm took in the Outlaw Music Festival Tour at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y., as seen in an Instagram photo.
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Hicks → take → photo
Hicks and Storm also attended the U.S. Open tennis tournament that month in New York, and took a trip to Scotland over the summer.
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Hicks → attend → summer
Storm did not disclose an official cause of death for Hicks.
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Storm → disclose → Hicks
“He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father of our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many.
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He → love → many
His loss is immeasurable,” said Storm, who shared last month that she underwent a hysterectomy and was cancer-free.
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she → say → hysterectomy
“Dan was truly one of a kind, and quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around.
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everyone → want → kind
When he walked into a room, he brought the energy, the laughter and the people together.
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he → walk → energy
He was endlessly kind, thoughtful and funny, and he made everyone feel like they mattered.
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they → make → ?
We are grateful for the love and support surrounding our family during this incredibly difficult time.
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We → surround → time
There are simply no words to express how much he will be missed.”
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he → be → ?
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