Another one bites the dust
Posted by Bobby Haworth on March 13, 2023, 12:48 pm
I graduated from Medford High School in 1965. One of my classmates (and occasional singing partner) was Dick Fosbury. Dick changed the face of the sport of high jumping by inventing a new way to clear the bar, resulting in an Olympic gold medal for the Foz in 1968. The Fosbury Flop is now the preferred style used by most high jumpers. Sadly, Dick passed away yesterday and it's a sad day for me, the rest of my 1965 graduating class and the world of track and field. It also brings into focus the fact that I'm the same age as Dick and none of us gets to live forever. I have so much to do and I'm running out of time!
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