Dick Fosbury — High Jump History's Revolutionary - Track & Field News
Fosbury Flop' high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
TIL that before Dick Fosbury, high jumpers would go over the bar feet first. Fosbury revolutionized the sport when he decided to jump backwards and head first. It's called the Fosbury Flop :
Dick Fosbury, the Fosbury Flop and four other techniques that revolutionised sport