Tom Sims Remembered Forever a Legend RIP 1950-2012

by on September 13, 2012 in Mountain Sports News, Snowboarding, Surf

Tom Sims Remembered Forever a Legend RIP 1950-2012
Tom Sims Timeless Style

Tom Sims Remembered – Sims Snowboards has announced their founder Tom Sims has passed away according to twitter post this morning:

Tom was a pioneer in the sports of skateboarding and snowboarding. Having lived in Santa Barbara California since 1971 Tom Sims was fully engrained in the surf skate lifestyle. If not for Tom and his modified snurfer the snowboard industry would never grown to where it is today.

Thanks Tom for everything you brought to both sports!!

Tom Sims Remembered

Enjoy these classic videos of Tom!!! RIP and be sure to make some pow turns for us in heaven..

Tom Sims in Colorado way back when.

Tom Sims, Stacey Peralta and crew ( I should have been raised in the 60′s )
Hollywood calls upon Tom Sims for James Bond’s “A view to a kill”
 


Skateboards were sure funny back in the day, digging the old school vibe! Tom Sims Remembered once again

For more information on Tom Sims and Sims Skate and Snowboards, please visit: http://www.simsnow.com/

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  • Nancy Farr Falk

    I remember watching Tom surf In Ocean City. I was a year behind him in H.S. I thought he was so cool and so cute. Unfortunately, back then girls didn’t surf or I would have been right there with Tom and his friends.

    • http://mikehardakerphoto.com Mike Hardaker

      Nancy,

      What a cool memory, about the girls dont surf comment. Are you a surfer now? What’s your favorite beach location

  • ROB

    THE ASPHALT HAD’NT EVEN SET UP ON GREENMOUNT HILL WHEN THE FIRST COURSE WAS LAID OUT.WONDER IF ANYONE IN HADDONFIELD KNEW A LEGEND HAD BEEN BORN? REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

  • Bruce Walker

    Memories of Tom riding a uni-cycle to Haddonfield MHS brings back laughs!
    Tom was always a leader – never a follower and now he can reach out and touch the Face of God!
    My thoughts and condolences to family and friends.
    Rest in Peace Tom.

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  • Mark Evans

    My thoughts are with Tom Sims’ relatives and friends. The Sims’ trademark meant quality, innovation and style. The brand helped lift skateboarding several notches style-wise. I still own a couple of delicious wooden decks from the seventies.

    Tom helped popularize not only skating, but the other big gravity sport, snowboarding. Here, his innovation shone. Every skate mag back then had at least one picture of someone ripping on a Sims snowboard.

    Rest in peace. A true legend has left us.

  • SJN a.k.a Shovelboy

    A sad day for the skateboard and snowboard community.
    Tom was an innovator to both sports.
    He will be missed!!!!

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