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  2. Tom Blake (surfer) - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Edward Blake (March 8, 1902 – May 5, 1994) was an American athlete, inventor, and writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential surfers in history, and a key figure in transforming surfing from a regional Hawaiian specialty to a nationally popular sport. [1]

  3. Surf culture - Wikipedia

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    Although white (haole) historiography has emphasized the demise of surf culture in Hawaiʻi that began with the arrival in 1820 of American missionaries, who disapproved of the customary nudity, gambling, and casual sexuality associated with surfing, [12] Native Hawaiian scholars are reassessing their own history and assert that contrary to the ...

  4. Wisconsin native influenced the modern-day sport of surfing - AOL

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    Tom Blake grew up in Washburn and lived an extraordinary, unorthodox life. His innovations almost a century ago changed surfing forever. Wisconsin native influenced the modern-day sport of surfing

  5. Tom Blake - Wikipedia

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    Tom Blake (footballer) (1872–1935), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and St Kilda Tom Blake (surfer) (1902–1994), American surfer and inventor Tom Blake (American football) (1927–2020), American football tackle

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    Revenge Dress: Blake never got the chance in the movie to have a revenge dress, but if she did, we think it would’ve looked something like this sleek red mini by Norma Kamali — $255! 17 Flowy ...

  7. Thomas Blake - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Blake (cricketer) (1805–1895), English cricketer; Catman's alter-ego, Thomas Blake; Tom Blake (surfer) (1902–1994), American surfer and inventor; Thomas H. Blake (1792–1849), U.S. Representative from Indiana; Sir Thomas Blake, 2nd Baronet (died 1642) Thomas Blake Glover (1838–1911), Scottish merchant associated with Japan

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  9. Surfboard - Wikipedia

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    The American surfer Tom Blake was the first to experiment with adding a fin to a surfboard, fastening the keel from an old speedboat to a surfboard in 1935. [8] About one or two years later, Woody "Spider" Brown independently developed a similar design, but Brown himself gave Blake precedence: "(I made my first surfboard keel) about '36 or '37 ...