Dick and Rick Hoyt – Father and Son Inspiration

June 15, 2012 By 5 Comments

With Father’s Day this weekend, I couldn’t help but think of an amazing father and son Ironman team – Team Hoyt.

Team Hoyt

Here’s the moving YouTube video about Dick and Rick Hoyt from February 5, 2007:

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Here’s an update from November 19, 2010:

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Check out the Team Hoyt website.

There’s also a book by Dick Hoyt with Don Yaeger:

The Important Role of Fathers

For more information about the important role fathers play in their children’s lives, check out this post by Deborah McNelis at PreK + K Sharing: Fathers Create Great Connections.

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” Charles R. Swindoll

“Memory Banks of Our Children” Word-Art Freebie (without watermark)

Have a wonderful Father’s Day weekend! :)

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  1. Janet Callaway
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    June 15, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    Deb, aloha. Absolutely love the Hoyts. A number of years ago they were the keynote speakers at a convention. How inspiring their story is. What a father!

    In the morning before the convention started, several hundred people also went on a 5K run with them. Those people who joined them on the run came back positively beaming.

    Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads out there. Aloha. Janet

    P.S. Thanks so much for reminding me of the Hoyts, Deb.
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    • Deb
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      June 16, 2012 at 6:34 pm

      Thanks so much for your comment, Janet! What an amazing experience it must have been to hear the Hoyts speak! I’m always moved every time I watch the YouTube videos. The love Dick shows his son is absolutely beautiful … and it’s great that Dick can actually compete better because he’s doing it for his son. I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! :)
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  2. Nicole says:
    June 21, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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