Www.SIMPLOTGAMES.COM BREAKFAST WITH FOSBURY & FRIENDS DAN O BRIEN'S QUEST TO BECOME THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE Daniel "Dion" O'Brien grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon and was one of 8 children. Dan has never met his biological parents and the hurdles he faced in his youth seemed to be a forerunner of those that he would face later in life. Then at the 1996 0lympics in Atlanta, Dan completed his tale of redemption by becoming the oldest decathlete to ever win an Olympic gold medal. Dan graduated from University of Idaho and began to train passionately for the decathlon. His meteoric rise to prominence saw him soon take the No. 1 world ranking. He became an overnight celebrity when cast alongside Dave Johnson in Reebok's massive Dan & Dave ad campaign. When he infamously failed to qualify for the Olympic team ESPN ranked it as one of the all-time sports busts. Track and Field News calls Dan O'Brien's life story the stuff that movies are made of. On Friday February 15th you will get the chance to hear Dan's story first hand. DAN DION" O'BRIEN OLYMPIAN 5X US CHAMPION DECATHLON Dan will be the keynote speaker at the very special Simplot Games event "Breakfast With Fosbury& Friends."During breakfast Dan will share with you the 3X WORLD CHAMPION DECATHLON Undeterred, 0'Brien went on to capture his record-tying fifth national championship in addition to a third consecutive world championship, the first decathlete in history to do so. story of his rise to become the best in the world and 1996 OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST DECATHLON what his Olympic journey taught him about life and its challenges. 1992-2010 WORLD RECORD INDOOR HEPTATHLON 1992-1999 WORLD RECORD DECATHLON-8891 PTS ANDRE PHILLIPS 1988 Gold Medal Men's 400 Meter DICK FOSBURY 1986 Gold Medal Men's High Jump U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Board Member World Olympians Associa STACY DRAGILA 2000 Gold Medal Women's Pole Vaut 2x World Champion WILLIE BANKS 1980, 1984, 1988 Olympian Men's Triple Jump USA Track & Field Hall of Fame Simplot Hurdles USA Track & Field Hall of Fame IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATING THE 41ST ANNUAL SIMPLOT GAMES THE NATIONS PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD EVENT Don't wait! Breakfast with Fosbury & Friends sold out in past years. Phone the Simplot office at (208) 235-5604 Breakfast gets under way at 7:15 AM in the ISU Student Union Ball Room