Dick Hoyt, Boston Marathon icon who pushed his wheelchair-bound son in the race, dies at 80 | CBS Sports Headlines Dick Hoyt, Boston Marathon icon who pushed his wheelchair-bound son in the race, dies at 80 Hoyt pushed his son Rick, who was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, … Continue reading Dick Hoyt, Boston Marathon icon who pushed his wheelchair-bound son in the race, dies at 80