NPR News: Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success

Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success
Fifty years ago, a lanky Oregonian stunned the sports world with a backwards flop over the high jump bar at the Mexican Olympics. He won gold, and invented a new jumping style still used today.

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