Phil Boggs
American diver (1949–1990)
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Phillip ("Phil") George Boggs (December 29, 1949 – July 4, 1990) was a diver and Olympic gold medalist from the United States; he won the 3 m springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
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| Full name | Phillip George Boggs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 29, 1949 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 4, 1990 (aged 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boggs was born in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School in 1967.[1] He graduated from Florida State University in 1971 and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years, leaving as a captain in 1976. He was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979.[2][3]
Boggs was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Diagnosed with lymphoma, he died at age 40 in 1990 in Miami, Florida.[2]
