RIP Dick Hoyt

[Carl Spackler 3479]

He's the guy who ran in dozens of marathons, triathalons, and other races while pushing his quadraplegic son in a wheelchair.  I'm not a runner, but he was an inspiration nonetheless.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/boston-marathon-icon-dick-hoyt-who-pushed-his-son-in-wheelchair-dies-at-80-140727995.html

[Knoxtnhorn 5971]

Sad.  I've shown his video to my classes each year.

[Guest Lobo]

What a wonderful example of fatherhood.  I wish him all the peace and rest that is possible in our universe.  

[Hate 20106]

Yeah, he was absolutely everything that a father should be.  He set the bar pretty high.  RIP.

[Blotto 23486]

100% certified bad ass. People like him are much more deserving of hero status than someone that can dunk a basketball or catch a TD. Reading of his passing causes me to reflect more on the moment than the multitudes of celebrities that the media wont shut up about,  like a Kobe Bryant. And I respected Kobe more than most athletes.

[Beau Vine 54205]

They always kept him and the kid in the church near the starting line until right before the wheelchair start.

When they came out, the corrals up front would half-empty from runners just trying to get a look at them.

[Clintonaldo 2572]

I almost started the thread but didn’t know how many would know the name. As the son of a 2 month old I finally get the love and what he went through to give his son a normal life. The crazy thing is he was never really a runner before their first run and still cranked out crazy impressive times. 

The world would be a better place with more Dick Hoyt’s.