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Post by beavaristotle on Mar 13, 2023 11:41:08 GMT -8
Gold medalist, one of the greatest beavers of all times and a kind and gentle man. Sad day
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Post by oldbeav on Mar 13, 2023 13:02:47 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 13, 2023 13:34:59 GMT -8
Gold medalist, one of the greatest beavers of all times and a kind and gentle man. Sad day That one hurts. He changed his event forever. A humble guy who never let fame go to his head. One of the greatest of all Beavers - and an Oregon boy on top of it all. |
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2ndGenBeaver
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Grad Year: 1991 (MS/CS) 1999 (PhD/CS)
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Mar 13, 2023 13:54:55 GMT -8
Some wonderful comments by Fosbury here....
Go Beavers! Keep soaring Foz!
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 13, 2023 13:56:20 GMT -8
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 13, 2023 14:03:49 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 13, 2023 14:30:55 GMT -8
History sometimes hangs by a thread. Fosbury just barely made the 1968 Olympic team. The final Olympic Trials that year were held in front of a couple hundred spectators at a specially built track at Echo Summit, above South Lake Tahoe. The idea was to compete at essentially the same elevation (7300' above sea level) as Mexico City. Through 7'-1", 4 jumpers remained, competing for 3 spots - none with a miss to that point. At 7'-2" one jumper, John Hartfield cleared his first attempt while Ed Caruthers and 17 year old Reynaldo Brown cleared on their second attempts. Fosbury missed his second attempt and at that point was faced with needing to make 7'-2" and 7'-3" to have any chance at a top 3 spot. Fosbury cleared his final attempt to stay alive. At 7'-3" Fosbury, Caruthers and Brown all cleared on their first attempts while Hartfield missed 3 times (and was never heard from again). Fosbury made the team in 3rd place. At Mexico City Fosbury, Caruthers and Reynaldo Brown went 1, 2, 5 with Fosbury setting the Olympic Record at 7'-4 1/4"  My how the times have changed. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 13, 2023 14:37:50 GMT -8
I think it would be fitting to rename Dixon Recreation Center to Dixon-Fosbury Recreation Center. As most folks know, Dixon sits on the site of OSU's former Track and Field facility, Bell Field. Where Fosbury and his coach Berny Wagner perfected the the technique and revolutionized high jumping forever.  |
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Post by lebaneaver on Mar 13, 2023 15:08:39 GMT -8
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escott58
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Grad Year: 1983
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Post by escott58 on Mar 13, 2023 15:11:51 GMT -8
Bell Field. It was the best place ever to watch Track & Field - comfortable, aesthetic, exciting in the early '70s. OSU had some great athletes! I hope the new Whyte Track & Field Center can approach that feeling; it was, after all, "christened" by The Great Fos.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Mar 13, 2023 16:09:19 GMT -8
RIP A true pioneer.
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Post by jefframp on Mar 13, 2023 16:39:57 GMT -8
Gold medalist, one of the greatest beavers of all times and a kind and gentle man. Sad day Indeed this is sad. Dick was a contemporary of mine and would often see him shooting pool in the MU basement while I practiced with the bowling team. |
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 13, 2023 18:58:43 GMT -8
He was a staunch Beaver supporter on Twitter.
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 13, 2023 19:01:14 GMT -8
He came to one of our track practices when I was kid in Eugene. Brought his gold medal and let us hold it and try it on. Made a huge positive impression on me.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 13, 2023 19:40:50 GMT -8
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