Bob Simmons (surfer)
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Bob Simmons (surfer)
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Robert Wilson Simmons was an American surfer and surfboard shaper, considered to be the father of the modern surfboard. Simmons was born in Los Angeles, California. During his early teens, he developed a tumor on his left ankle which nearly caused his leg to be amputated. After beating the cancer, Bob was involved in a serious motorcycle collision. He studied mathematics at the California Institute of Technology but dropped out. While staying in the hospital he was advised to try surfing. He fir
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American surfer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Simmons_(surfer)
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2022-09-25T11:17:21Z
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