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Tom Sims, early '70s

Photograph By Courtesy of Sims

Tom Sims was one the pioneers of professional skateboarding in the early to mid 1970s, competing against the likes of Russ Howell, Ty Page and Tourger Johnson.
  • Tom Sims, early '70s
  • Ditch Slash, 1985
  • Carlsbad skatepark, mid-'70s
  • 'Five Summer Stories' ~ 1972
  • Surf Style
  • Sims-designed wakeboard, circa 1985
  • Back cover ad, mid-'70s
  • Action Now
  • Mt. Baker Banked Slalom, 1985
  • Tahoe City, mid-'80s
  • World champion
  • Tom Sims, U.S. Open, 1983
  • Tom Sims, U.S. Open, 1983
  • SBC Business article, mid-'90s
  • 'Let It Ride'
  • Powder blaster
  • 'Powder & Rails'
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