Dick Fosbury is most well known as an Olympic champion, for jumping backwards over a high bar, and winning an Olympic Gold Medal in the process.  His revolutionary technique, known as the Fosbury Flop, is now used by all elite high jumpers. He has been inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame, the Oregon Hall of Fame, the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame, and the World Humanitarian Hall of Fame located in Boise. He has served as a Vice President of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Association for the past 8 years, and served as Treasurer, and founded the Idaho Chapter of Olympians in 2007.  He is Past President of the World Olympians Association.