![Rick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61 | CNN Rick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61 | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230522130830-02-rick-hoyt-2013.jpg?c=original)
Rick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61 | CNN
![Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61 | AP News Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61 | AP News](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/774a515/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x3456+0+0/resize/520x599!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.googleapis.com%2Fafs-prod%2Fmedia%2F0286bd08847c4d02b7c1358f8b2749dd%2F3000.jpeg)
Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61 | AP News
![Boston Marathon icon Rick Hoyt dies after respiratory system complications, family says - masslive.com Boston Marathon icon Rick Hoyt dies after respiratory system complications, family says - masslive.com](https://www.masslive.com/resizer/RykVK2t6hTu-fy8CkQ-ad_oGlmE=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/WLNFEOTVWNBUZAPF2R6KA5DN3E.jpg)
Boston Marathon icon Rick Hoyt dies after respiratory system complications, family says - masslive.com
![Charlie Baker on X: "Dick Hoyt was an iconic part of the Boston Marathon for decades. Like so many, I was inspired by Dick and his son Rick when we saw them Charlie Baker on X: "Dick Hoyt was an iconic part of the Boston Marathon for decades. Like so many, I was inspired by Dick and his son Rick when we saw them](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwsoKk1VoAALCFw.jpg)