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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]
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
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
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 ...
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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
James Devaney/GC Images While Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal feud with Blake Lively continues to play out in the public eye, the It Ends With Us actor and director was seen catching waves in Hawaii.