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monkeyinheaven t1_jc45h7z wrote on March 13, 2023 at 10:18 PM

Few people had a larger impact in their sport than he did.

IvyGold t1_jc4q6rz wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:46 AM

Here's an IOC video that puts what he did into context:

https://olympics.com/en/video/fosbury-revolutionises-high-jump-in-mexico-1968

sfarx t1_jc4vqll wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:28 AM

Great video, thanks for sharing.

gladysk t1_jc53jz1 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 2:27 AM

Yeah, thanks for sharing!

svenskhet t1_jc5t0zi wrote on March 14, 2023 at 6:45 AM

Yeah thanks sharing!

greenasaurus t1_jc5dd9j wrote on March 14, 2023 at 3:48 AM

Thanks that’s really cool

manhatim t1_jc4i8w6 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 11:49 PM

True....thought of Don Garlits...put the motor behind driver in drag cars

BoomeRoiD t1_jc4ohof wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:34 AM

I had the pleasure of seeing "Big Daddy" Don Garlits many times. Great dragster memories

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thinkfast1982 t1_jc51smr wrote on March 14, 2023 at 2:14 AM

Actually, I think he was kind of a flop

Proffesssor t1_jc54pef wrote on March 14, 2023 at 2:36 AM

> a larger impact in their sport than he did.

His final flop.

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Djbuckets t1_jc58psw wrote on March 14, 2023 at 3:08 AM

Anderson Varejao made a good run at Varejao Flop becoming a thing for basketball, but it just wasn't quite the same.

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