Doc Paskowitz
Born Dorian Paskowitz
(1921-03-03 ) March 3, 1921Died November 10, 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 93) Alma mater Stanford University School of Medicine Occupation(s) surfer, former doctor Spouse Juliette Relatives Sonia Darrin (sister)
Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 2014) was an American surfer and physician .[1] [2] He gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer.[1] In 1972, he founded a surf camp run by his family, where campers could live alongside and surf with members of the Paskowitz family.[3] [4] He and his family have been referred to as the "First Family of Surfing".[5] [6] [7]
Paskowitz died on November 10, 2014 in Newport Beach , California at the age of 93 from surgical complications.[8] [9] [10]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Kate Meyers (April 2007). "Health Nut" . AARP. Retrieved 2008-04-06 .
↑ "Surfing For Peace In The Middle East" . CBS News. 2007-08-26. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-04-06 .
↑ Lee Cataluna (2003-11-30). "Paskowitz clan's surfers embark on a new mission" . Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2008-04-09 .
↑ Louise Rafkin (1998-11-24). "It's Never Too Late to Be a Surfer Chick" . New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-28 .
↑ Chaplin, Julia (1999-08-22). "OUT THERE: San Onofre State Beach, CA: The First Family of Surfing" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-05-01 .
↑ EXPN.com: - "Doc" Paskowitz Supports Surfing In Gaza - Expn
↑ Surfwise (2008) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies
↑ Ghert-Zand, Renee (November 11, 2014). "Jewish surfing legend Dorian 'Doc' Paskowitz dies at 93" . Times of Israel . Retrieved November 11, 2014 .
↑ "Surfing legend Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz dies at 93" . SurferToday.com . November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014 .
↑ Warshaw, Matt (November 11, 2014). "Doc Paskowitz 1921-2014: A legend passes" . Surfer . Retrieved November 11, 2014 .