Bobby Patterson (surfer)
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Robert George Patterson ("Bobby" or "Flea", born February 22, 1935), was a surfing star of the '50s.
[edit] Life & career
The oldest of three surfing brothers, Robert, Ronald and Raymond and one of the first surfing "nose riders", Bobby came to California from Hawaii[1] circa 1953, and stayed in Santa Monica, initially with surfer Mickey Munoz. He married Mary Quijano in 1962 and had three children Kimberly, Kerrick and Jolien (Joe). He also had another daughter from a later marriage named Michelle. For many years, he was a prominent "Surfboards by Velzy" team member. Bobby and his brothers later became the backbone production team of the Hobie Surfboards manufacturing plant in Dana Point, CA.
Patterson won the Malibu Invitational surfing competition in 1964.[2][3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ O'Mahoney, James. "Renny Yater". Juice Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQFprANh. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Warshaw, Matt (2005-10-24). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 361. ISBN 9780156032513. http://books.google.com/books?id=-DWQSYRx4MUC&pg=PA361. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "The Malibu Contest - 1964". www.surfwriter.net. http://www.surfwriter.net/contest1.htm. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
