Simmons, Bob
Seminal post-World War II surfboard designer and shaper from Pasadena, California; a primary architect of the modern surfboard who almost singlehandedly brought into play the now-fundamental principles of nose-lift, foil, and finely sculpted rails. Simmons was born (1919) in Los Angeles, the son of a postman, and raised in the Los Angeles communities of Silverlake and Pasadena. He developed a can...
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Bob Simmons, Malibu, 1949. Photo: Bob ProsserSubscribe to view
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Bob Simmons
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Bob Simmons. Photo: John Laronde
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Bob Simmons, far left
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Bob Simmons board, left, La Jolla
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Bob Simmons, Malibu, 1949. Photo: Bob Prosser
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Bob Simmons, left