Ray Schulte, the former agent, wrote on his Instagram that he had a heavy heart to deliver the news that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury @dickfosbury68 died away quietly in his sleep early Sunday morning after a brief illness with a recurrence of lymphoma.
After hearing the news of Dick Fosbury passing away, Ato Bolden, former world 200-meter champion, tweeted Dick Fosbury passed away on Sunday and sent sympathies to his family and friends. Good luck, Fos, from a sport who will always be grateful.
The high jumper was a member of the Global Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame, the US Olympic Hall of Fame, and the US National Hall of Fame.
Dick served as the previous president of the US Olympian and Paralympic Association and the International Olympians Association.
In 2020, Fosbury was chosen to serve a second term as a Blaine County Commissioner. Currently, no funeral services and details have been made publicly available.
The athlete, a retired civil engineer, land surveyor, and co-founder of Galena Engineering, earned a degree in civil engineering technology from Oregon State University.
Dick was the municipal engineer for the City of Ketchum for 25 years. Also, the sportsman led the Southern Idaho Solid Waste District and served on the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority.
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