Hobie Billingsley
American diver (1926–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hobart Sherwood Billingsley (December 2, 1926 – July 16, 2022) was an American diver and coach. Billingsly started diving in the local YMCA, where he taught himself how to dive. Reaching state championships as a senior in high school, Billingsley was recruited to Ohio State University, where he won the NCAA title in both the one-meter and three-meter event. After leaving school to enlist in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, Billingsly returned to complete his post-graduate education. Billingsly's coaching career started at the high school level, where he built a program that won a state high school championship. He was quickly recruited to coach at the college level for Indiana University, where he coached for 30 years, leading them to six NCAA championships. During this time he also coached the U.S. Olympic Diving team on three occasions. After his coaching career, Billingsly stayed involved with diving by providing technical direction to divers and diving coaches. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and published a book on diving and coaching. In 1996, he took the oath for all officials at the Atlanta Olympics.
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Born | (1926-12-02)December 2, 1926 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | July 16, 2022(2022-07-16) (aged 95) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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