Bob Hall, First Wheelchair Champion of the Boston Marathon, Dies at 74

Bob Hall, who became the first wheelchair athlete to complete the Boston Marathon in 1975, has died at age 74. His groundbreaking accomplishment opened the door for disabled athletes to participate in marathons and road races worldwide. Hall's finish in the 1975 Boston Marathon marked a pivotal moment in adaptive sports, inspiring thousands of wheelchair racers and other disabled athletes to compete in events that had previously excluded them. His achievement helped establish wheelchair divisions as standard categories in major marathons around the globe.