Reid, Sam
American surfing pioneer from New Jersey; thought to be the first person, along with Tom Blake, to ride Malibu. Reid was seven years old in 1912 when Hawaii's Duke Kahanamoku gave a surfing demonstration in Atlantic City, near Reid's home; the following day Reid began riding waves on his mother's ironing board. Reid was 17 or 18 when he and his family moved to Santa Monica, California, and he soo...
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Sam Reid (left) and Gene Van Dyke, Santa Cruz, 1950sSubscribe to view
Sam Reid
Sam Reid, 1925, Santa Monica
Sam Reid
Sam Reid, Santa Monica
Sam Reid (left) and Buster Crabbe, Santa Monica
Sam Reid (left) and Gene Van Dyke, Santa Cruz, 1950s