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In 1963, in his 7th-grade wood-shop class at Haddonfield Central School in New Jersey, he made what he called a "skiboard," combining his two favorite sports, skiing and skateboarding.<ref>{{cite web|last=Atkin|first=Ross|title=A Man Who Helped Skiers Get on the Snowboard|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0211/021198.feat.sports.1.html|publisher=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=February 11, 1998}}</ref> In 1963, in his 7th-grade wood-shop class at Haddonfield Central School in New Jersey, he made what he called a "skiboard," combining his two favorite sports, skiing and skateboarding.<ref>{{cite web|last=Atkin|first=Ross|title=A Man Who Helped Skiers Get on the Snowboard|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0211/021198.feat.sports.1.html|publisher=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=February 11, 1998}}</ref>


Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (]) in the 1985 James Bond film '']'', which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bane|first=Colin|title=Snowboard Pioneer Tom Sims Dies|url=http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/8374232/toms-sims-skate-snowboard-pioneer-dies-cardiac-arrest|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref> Since 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand has been managed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims was still very active in the company. Tom continued to be personally involved in the design and testing of the new snowboard and skateboard equipment being developed under the Sims brand until his death.<ref name=MWN>{{cite web|last=Hardaker|first=Mike|title=Tom Sims Death Forever A Legend RIP 1950-2012|url=http://mtnweekly.com/tom-sims-remembered-rip-1950-2012-34651|publisher=Mountain Weekly News|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref> Toms sims was also a skate boarding champion Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (]) in the 1985 James Bond film '']'', which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bane|first=Colin|title=Snowboard Pioneer Tom Sims Dies|url=http://espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/8374232/toms-sims-skate-snowboard-pioneer-dies-cardiac-arrest|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref> Since 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand has been managed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims was still very active in the company. Tom continued to be personally involved in the design and testing of the new snowboard and skateboard equipment being developed under the Sims brand until his death.<ref name=MWN>{{cite web|last=Hardaker|first=Mike|title=Tom Sims Death Forever A Legend RIP 1950-2012|url=http://mtnweekly.com/tom-sims-remembered-rip-1950-2012-34651|publisher=Mountain Weekly News|accessdate=20 January 2014|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref>


Sims Died Sept 12, 2012 at a hospital near his home in Santa Barbara, California. Sims Died Sept 12, 2012 at a hospital near his home in Santa Barbara, California.

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Thomas Paul Sims
Born(1950-12-06)December 6, 1950
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died(2012-09-12)September 12, 2012
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
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Tom Sims (December 6, 1950 – September 12, 2012) was an American athlete, inventor, and entrepreneur. Sims was World Snowboarding Champion (1983), World Champion Skateboarder (1975) and founder of Sims Snowboards and Sims Skateboards. He lived in Santa Barbara, California from 1971 until his death.

In 1963, in his 7th-grade wood-shop class at Haddonfield Central School in New Jersey, he made what he called a "skiboard," combining his two favorite sports, skiing and skateboarding.

Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (Roger Moore) in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage. Since 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand has been managed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims was still very active in the company. Tom continued to be personally involved in the design and testing of the new snowboard and skateboard equipment being developed under the Sims brand until his death.

Sims Died Sept 12, 2012 at a hospital near his home in Santa Barbara, California.

References

  1. Atkin, Ross (February 11, 1998). "A Man Who Helped Skiers Get on the Snowboard". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. Bane, Colin (September 13, 2012). "Snowboard Pioneer Tom Sims Dies". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. Hardaker, Mike (September 13, 2012). "Tom Sims Death Forever A Legend RIP 1950-2012". Mountain Weekly News. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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