Nick Hogan paid tribute to his dad, Hulk Hogan, who died last week at age 71, in an emotional post on Instagram. Nick posted Saturday night that dad Hulk, who died Thursday of a reported cardiac arrest, was his “hero” and “best friend.”

Nick Hogan, Hulk Hogan’s 35-year-old son, penned an emotional tribute to his late father over the weekend. Hulk Hogan, whose real name Terry Bollea, died Thursday in in Clearwater, Fla, at the age of 71. “My dad was the most incredible person I’ve ever known and will always be my hero,” Nick posted to Instagram.

Nick Hogan is paying tribute to his dad, the wrestler and media star Hulk Hogan, who died Thursday at the age of 71.

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