Dick Fosbury (Person ) was born in Oregon, United States on a Thursday, March 6, 1947 🎈. Dick Fosbury is 77 years old. He is a Pisces ♓ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
Olympic gold medal winning high jumper who revolutionized the sport, developing the back-first technique that later became standard practice.
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| FULL NAME: | Dick Fosbury |
| BIRTH DATE: | March 6, 1947 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Oregon, United States |
| AGE: | 77 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Pisces |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Dick Fosbury is a Person. Dick was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
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He competed in track and field at Oregon State University.
DID YOU KNOW His high jumping technique was initially met with scrutiny and was dubbed the “Fosbury Flop” because people thought he looked like a fish flopping in a boat when he jumped.
FACT He took his gold medal at the 1968 Olympics where African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously promoted civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists in the air.
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Birthday
Currently, Dick Fosbury is 77 years old. His next birthday is away. Dick will celebrate his 78th birthday on a Thursday, March 6th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on March 6, 1947. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Dick Fosbury’s zodiac sign is Pisces. People born between the dates of February 19th and March 20th belong to the twelfth sign in the zodiac, Pisces. Pisces are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and emotionally aware. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Pisces.
Famous Pisces celebrities are Albert Einstein, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, Victor Hugo, Camila Cabello, Stephen Curry, George Washington, Tyler The Creator, and Adam Levine. Pisces ruling planet is Neptune. Astrologically, Neptune is the planet of inspiration.
Dick Fosbury was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Dick Fosbury is a 77 years old Person, born in March, in the Year of the Pig (1947), and is a Pisces. His life path number is 3. Dick’s birthstone is Aquamarine, and his birth flower is Daffodil. You may also check out all famous birthdays in March or specifically birthdays on March 6.
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