Bob Simmons (surfer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Simmons (surfer)
American surfer
Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1919
Date of Death: 26-Sep-1954
Profession: surfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Bob Simmons (surfer)
- Robert Wilson "Bob" Simmons (March 29, 1919 – September 26, 1954) 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 bicycle collision.
- While staying in the hospital he was advised to try surfing.
- He first rode a surfboard at age 20 at Newport Beach, California.
- In 1954, Simmons drowned while surfing at Windansea Beach in San Diego, California.
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