Dick Pope (promoter)

For other people named Dick Pope, see Dick Pope (disambiguation).

Richard Downing Pope, Sr., better known as Dick Pope (April 19, 1900 – January 28, 1988) was the founder of Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida.

He has been described as "the greatest promoter that the sport of water skiing has ever known".^{[citation needed]}

He sponsored the second World Water Ski Championship in 1950 and led aid in forming the World Water Ski Federation as a rival organization to the International Water Ski Union.

The annual Dick Pope All-Florida Grand Golden Image Award is given annually by the Florida Public Relations Association for best PR program in the state. Recent winners include RB Oppenheim Associates; Jason Mudd & Associates (now AXIA); Herrle Communications Group. The Polk County Chapter of FPRA is named after Dick Pope.

See also

• List of Water Skiing Hall of Fame Inductees

External links

• Waterski Hall of Fame

References

• Dick Pope's obituary

Persondata
Name	Pope, Dick
Alternative names	Pope, Richard Downing, Sr.; Pope, Richard D., Sr.
Short description	American water skier, promoter, founder of Cypress Gardens
Date of birth	April 19, 1900
Place of birth
Date of death	January 28, 1988
Place of death

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