Tom Sims

Tom Sims

Tom Sims is a world champion of snowboarding in California. In 1963, he made what he called a "snowboard," a version of a skateboard, in the Haddonfield Middle School's shop room after failing to complete his intended project, a custom skateboard. [Atkin, Ross. [http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0211/021198.feat.sports.1.html A Man Who Helped Skiers Get on the Snowboard] , "Christian Science Monitor", February 11, 1998.] Sims was the snowboarding stunt double for "007" (Roger Moore) in the 1984 James Bond release, "A View to a Kill". ["Snowboarders Finally in Olympics, But Are Conforming Grudgingly", "Salt Lake Tribune, February 8, 1998.] He did not patent his invention and there is dispute as to whether or not he is the inventor of the snowboard. In 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand was licensed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims is still very involved in the operation on all levels.

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External links

* [http://www.simsnow.com/ Sims Snowboards]
* [http://www.ideas21.co.uk/177 Ideas: The Snowboard]
* [http://www.frqncy.com/index.php?issue=14 Tom Sims Interview in Frequency Snowboard Journal]


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