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25 july 2012 13 march 1956 university of texas united states 05 june 1931 business administration , university of texas near rantoul , kansas 175 1952 1948 -- 1956 david `` skippy '' browning.jpg david browning united states naval aviator david `` skippy '' browning david greig browning , jr. . springboard diving boston , massachusetts diving skippy david browning

david browning

david greig `` skippy '' browning , jr. -lrb- june 5 , 1931 -- march 13 , 1956 -rrb- was a diver from the united states and olympic champion .
he represented the us at the 1952 summer olympics in helsinki , where he received a gold medal in springboard diving .
after his olympic victory in helsinki browning shinnied up a flag pole to steal an olympic flag and was arrested .
browning married corinne l. couch on september 7 , 1950 .
in january 1953 he graduated from the university of texas at austin with a degree in business administration .
in june 1955 he received his wings as a pilot in the united states navy at pensacola , florida .
on march 13 , 1956 , he was on a training flight in an afjs fury jet carrier fighter when the plane crashed near rantoul , kansas , killing browning .
at the time , he was scheduled to be reassigned to los angeles to begin training for the 1956 summer olympics .
