Dick Hoyt, The Ultimate Sports Father, Passes at 80

NewApp · Unread post by **NewApp** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:05 pm

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/boston-mar ... 27995.html

Thu, March 18, 2021, 10:07 AM
Dick Hoyt, the man who famously pushed his son Rick in a custom racing wheelchair through 32 Boston Marathons and more than 1,000 total races, died Wednesday morning. He was 80.

Hoyt died peacefully in his sleep in Massachusetts, one of his three sons, Russ Hoyt, told the Associated Press. He had an ongoing heart condition that "just got the better of him," Russ said. He and brother, Rob, told the news to Rick.

AppSt94 · Unread post by **AppSt94** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:36 pm

They did Ironman Triathlons as well. He pulled his son in a boat while swimming two miles. I hope he went to the head of the line at the Pearly Gates. RIP.

NewApp · Unread post by **NewApp** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:08 pm

AppSt94 wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:36 pm
They did Ironman Triathlons as well. He pulled his son in a boat while swimming two miles. I hope he went to the head of the line at the Pearly Gates. RIP.

Good point. Hope so, too.