# Dan Hicks celebrated daughter’s marathon accomplishment in last social post before ‘sudden’ death

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dan-hicks-celebrated-daughters-marathon-accomplishment-in-last-social-post-before-sudden-death/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:22:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:52:50+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/dan-hicks-celebrated-daughters-marathon-accomplishment-in-last-social-post-before-death/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Hicks’s final post praised daughter Riley’s Chicago Marathon.
- She completed her third major marathon in 18 months.
- The broadcaster died aged 64 after an acute illness.

## Summary

Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks’s final Instagram post celebrated his daughter Riley completing the Chicago Marathon, shortly before his sudden death at 64. The post offered a glimpse of his close family life and the pride he took in his daughters.

Hicks wrote on 11 October that Riley had completed her third major marathon in 18 months and set a personal record in hot weather. His wife, ESPN presenter Hannah Storm, said his death followed an acute illness in Connecticut and was sudden and unexpected. Across a long career with NBC, Hicks called golf, Notre Dame football and other major events, including 27 Tiger Woods victories.

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