What is Hobie Billingsley?
[[File:Hobie Billingsley 1963.jpg|thumb|Hobie Billingsley in 1963]] '''Hobie Billingsley''' (June 23, 1927 &ndash; July 16, 2022) was an American [[diving]] champion. He was honored at the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]]. He was best known for coaching the U.S. Swim Team in [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]]. He was born in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.iu.edu/stories/2017/07/iub/inside/12-hobie-billingsley-birthday.html|title=Diving legend Hobie Billingsley honored with 90th birthday celebration|publisher=IU.edu|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Billingsley published the second edition of his ''Diving Illustrated''. Billingsley was one of only six diving coaches mentioned in the [[American Red Cross]]'s ''Swimming and Water Safety'' [WSI Manual, 2004]; in the chapter on the history of the sport. In July 2018, Billingsley was diagnosed with [[Myasthenia Gravis|myasthenia gravis]] and hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hobie-billingsley-diagnosed-with-myasthenia-gravis-recovering-in-hospital/|title=Hobie Billingsley Diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis; Recovering in Hospital|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> He died from the disease on July 16, 2022 in [[Bloomington, Indiana]] at the age of 95.<ref>[https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/legendary-iu-diving-coach-hobie-billingsley-has-passed-away/ Legendary IU diving coach Hobie Billingsley has passed away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.ishof.org/hobie-billingsley--(usa).html HOBIE BILLINGSLEY (USA) 1983 Honor Coach/Diver] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022102353/https://www.ishof.org/hobie-billingsley--(usa).html |date=2019-10-22 }}. [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] *[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1996 IOC 1996 Summer Olympics] *[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-swim/auto_pdf/08mediaguide-section2.pdf ''Indiana Hoosiers''] {{Webarchive|url=https:/