There are inspirational stories that make you smile. And then there are those that leave you in awe. The story of the World’s Strongest Dad is of awe-inspiring variety.

Dick Hoyt is one half of Team Hoyt. The other half is his son, Rick. Rick has been disabled from birth. He can’t walk or talk. In 1972, a group of Tufts University engineers set out to help Rick. They built a computer he could use to write out his thoughts. (You’ll see him typing with it in the beginning of the video.)

His parents learned that Rick loved sports. Rick told his father he wanted to enter a five-mile benefit run. Dick pushed his wheelchair-bound son in the race. Soon they were competing in marathons, triathlons and even the Ironman. To date, Team Hoyt has run, biked, and swum in 958 events. Check out Team Hoyt’s Web site for the full story.

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