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Dick Hoyt, who pushed son in multiple Boston Marathons, dies at 80
BOSTON - Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers and disabled athletes by pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons and hundreds of other races, has died, a member of the family said Wednesday.He was 80.Dick passed away quietly in his sleep at his Holland, Massachusetts, home on Wednesday morning, Russ Hoyt, another of his sons, told The Associated Press."He had an ongoing heart condition that he had been struggling with for years and it just got the better of him," Russ Hoyt said.Russ and his other brother, Rob, broke the news to Rick."He's sad, as we all are, but he's OK," Russ said.