Dick Tillman
Richard L. Tillman, known as Dick Tillman, (November 27, 1936 – October 14, 2020) was an American sailor. He was a member of the United States sailing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics as an alternate and was named US Sailor of the Year in 1965. He started sailing as a teenager at Wawasee Yacht Club crewing for Alan (Buzz) Levinson, his older brother Frank and his younger brother, Harry, in their Snipes. College. Dick Tillman was National Intercollegiate Sailing Champion with the U.S. Naval Academy in 1957, and became a member of the ICSA Hall of Fame for  Competitive Achievement after graduation in 1958. Sailing career. Dick Tillman holds national, north American and world titles in the Snipe, Finn, Laser and Sunfish classes: He also won a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in Snipe. In the Masters category, he also holds several championships: Organizational activities. Dick Tillman has been a member of the United States Sailing Association for over 30 years and director for 3 years (1999-2002), chair of National Single-handed Championship Committee for 7 years, commodore of the Snipe Class International Racing Association (1971), sailing representative to USOC Athletes Advisory Council (1976 -1980), Executive Director of the International J/24 Class Association (1981-1991), and president of the US Windsurfing Association, president of the International Sunfish Class Association (2002-2006). Books. He wrote "The Complete Book of Laser Sailing", published by McGraw Hill in 2005.