John Whitmore (surfer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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South African surfer
Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1929
Date of Death: 24-Dec-2001
Profession: surfer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John Whitmore (surfer)
- John Whitmore (30 March 1929 – 24 December 2001) pioneered the sport of surfing in South Africa. His early career as an abalone and crayfish diver put him close to the ocean.
- After having read about surfing in Hawaii in the late fifties, John became so enthused by the prospect of surfing he set off to build his own surfboards.
- This led to the sport of surfing being introduced in South Africa, at Muizenberg and Sea Point.
- Affectionately known to Capetonians as "die oom" (the uncle), Whitmore gave daily surf reports from his sea-front home bathroom window.
- Refer to The Endless Summer II surf film.
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