Hobie billingsley biography

Hobart Sherwood Billingsley (December 2, 1926 – July 16, 2022) was an.
A national champion diver himself, he led Indiana University to glory over 31 years and guided gold medal winners in the Olympics.
This is a 7x10 376-page paperback of the compelling, emotional heartwarming autobiography of sports icon Hobie Billingsley, the world's greatest diving.

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Hobie Billingsley

Hobie Billingsley was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. When he was in high school, Ohio State swimming coach Mike Peppe and his great national champion, Al Patnik, visited Erie to give an exhibition at the state high school meet. Patnik, who was Hobie's hero, signed his autograph, and Peppe told Hobie he would make him into a national champion. At that time, if you wanted to become a great diver, there was only one place to go: Ohio State. Hobie became a Buckeye.

Billingsley also became one the most important and influential personalities in the history of diving, first as a competitor/performer, then as a coach. He was an NCAA Champion on the one- and three-meter boards at Ohio State, and for fifteen years he toured the U.S.A. and foreign lands putting on water and trampoline shows, first with the late Bruce Harlan, then with Dick Kimball. In 1964 he retired from the water shows to start a diving camp at Indiana University, where he became the second person hired as a diving coach on the college level. His camp was active for 25 years.

Although he was

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Hobie Billingsley

American diver (1926–2022)

Hobart Sherwood Billingsley (December 2, 1926 – July 16, 2022) was an American diver for Ohio State University and a Hall of Fame coach for Indiana University from 1959-1989, where he led the Hoosiers to six NCAA national swimming and diving team championships. During his time with Indiana, he coached the U.S. Olympic diving team in 1968, 1972, and 1976.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Billingsley was born to James and Wenonah (Willing) Billingsley in Erie, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1926.^[1]^[2]^[3] He taught himself how to dive by analyzing wallcharts at his local YMCA. During his final year of high school in 1943, he finished in third place at the national championships.^[4]

Billingsley attended Ohio State University (OSU), where he won the NCAA one-and three-meter titles during his freshman year in 1945.^[2]^[4] After putting his studies on hold to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, Billingsley served in Japan during World War II before completing