Dick Fosbury Autographs
Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 – March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, revolutionizing the high jump event with a "back-first" technique now known as the Fosbury flop. His method was to sprint diagonally towards the bar, then curve and leap backward over it, which gave him a much lower center of mass in flight than traditional techniques. Debbie Brill was developing her similar "Brill Bend" around the same time. This approach has seen nearly universal adoption since Fosbury's performance in Mexico. Though he never returned to the Olympics, Fosbury continued to be involved in athletics after retirement and served on the executive board of the World Olympians Association.
In 2014, Fosbury challenged Steve Miller for a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives, but was unsuccessful. Fosbury ran for Blaine County Commissioner against incumbent Larry Schoen in 2018, won the seat, and took office in 2019.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Fosbury started experimenting with a new high-jumping technique at age 16, while attending Medford High School. Fosbury had difficulty competing using the dominant high-jumping techniques of the period. In his second year, he failed to complete jumps of five feet (1.52 m), the qualifying height for many high-school track meets. This dominant technique, the straddle method, was a complex motion where an athlete went over the high-jump bar facing down, and lifted their legs individually over the bar. Fosbury found it difficult to coordinate all the motions involved in the straddle method, so he began to experiment with other ways of doing the high jump.
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Traded items with a signature of Dick Fosbury
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Fosbury (1977-79 Sportscaster The Fosbury Flop Dick Fosbury Signed AUTO PSA/DNA PSA 8 #2) was sold in February 2016 for $5,000.00 while the cheapest item (Dick Fosbury autographed card- Panini America) found a new owner for $2.25 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2013 with an average selling price of $60.00 for an autographed item of Dick Fosbury. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2016 with $5,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was May 2009. In average, an autographed item from Dick Fosbury is worth $24.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Fosbury were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed Dick Fosbury 8 X 10 1968 Olympics | $35.98 |  |
| DICK FOSBURY **Signed Sportscaster Card** Olympic Champion | $65.98 | |
| Dick Fosbury 1968 Olympics 8x10 Photo Signed Auto Autograph Authentic | $17.50 | |
| Dick Fosbury 2013 SportKings Silver Autograph Auto #A-DF03 High Jumper | $14.98 | |
| Dick Fosbury 8x10 Autographed Signed Fosbury Flop Photograph Photo Rare | $49.00 | |
| Dick Fosbury 8x10 photo signed, gold medal 1968 olympics high jump. | $16.50 | |
| Dick Fosbury Autograph Signed Olympic 8x10 Photo The Fosbury Flop | $17.49 | |
| Dick Fosbury Autographed 8x10 Photo Fosbury Flop Mexico 1968 BAS COA | $129.99 | |
| Dick Fosbury Olympic Gold Medalist and High Jump Innovator Signed Photo COA | $81.00 | |
| DICK FOSBURY Olympic High Jump Champion: Signed Athlete Bio &Photo 8 x 10”/ KSK | $50.25 | |
| Dick Fosbury Olympic Legend Auto Signed Authentic Signature Leaf card 5/5 | $9.95 | |
| Dick Fosbury SIGNED 8x10 Photo 68 Olympics JSA Authenticated Autograph | $80.00 | |
| Dick Fosbury Signed Photo 1968 Gold Olympics COA Beckett | $110.00 | |
| Dick Fosbury Signed Team USA 8x10 Photo (MAB Hologram) 1968 Olympic Gold Medal | $29.99 | |
| Dick Fosbury The Fosbury Flop Autographed Photo 8x10 | $25.00 | |
Latest News about Dick Fosbury
Great Olympic Moments: Dick Fosbury debuts his flop at the 1968 Mexico City Olym (07/05/2012): Dick Fosbury's opening leap in the men's high jump revolutionised the discipline. U.S. Olympic trials: Q&A with legacy athlete Dick Fosbury (06/23/2012): Legend Dick Fosbury talks about his time as an Olympian. 
Older News Stories about Dick Fosbury
Great Olympic Moments: Dick Fosbury debuts his flop at the 1968 Mexico City Olym (07/2012): Dick Fosbury's opening leap in the men's high jump revolutionised the discipline.
