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Olympic legend and Oregon State Hall of Famer Dick Fosbury dead at 76
A Medford native considered some of the modern and influential monitor and discipline athletes has died on the age of 76.
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Oregon State Corridor of Famer Dick Fosbury – credited with the “Fosbury Flop” high-jumping technique- died after a recurrence of lymphoma.
Fosbury took gold on the 1968 Olympics with a file excessive leap after profitable two NCAA titles.
In a press release, Oregon State Vice President and athletic director Scott Barnes mentioned Fosbury will “all the time be a Beaver legend.”
Fosbury was immortalized in a sculpture devoted in 2018 on the OSU campus. The disclosing was additionally the golden anniversary of his Olympic Video games victory.
He’s a member of the State of Oregon Sports activities Corridor of Fame, Oregon State Sports activities Corridor of Fame, U.S. Olympic Corridor of Fame, USA Observe and Subject Corridor of Fame, World Humanitarian Corridor of Fame, and the Nationwide Excessive College Corridor of Fame.
Fosbury is survived by his spouse Robin Tomasi, and son Erich Fosbury, in addition to stepdaughters Stephanie Thomas-Phipps and Kristin Thompson.