Hoffman, Philip

Philip Hoffman
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Name	Hoffman, Philip Gender: M
Birthname	Philip Reuben Hoffman
born on	24 January 1930 at 13:35 (= 1:35 PM )
Place	Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	04°12' 10°56 Asc. 16°37'

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Philip Hoffman (Big wave surfing)
photo: Shalom Jacobovitz, license cc-by-sa-2.0

Biography

American big wave surfing pioneer and businessman, nicknamed 'Flippy,' he worked with surfboard designers such as Mickey Munoz, Hobie Alter and Bob Simmons to improve the design of surf boards.

In 1953 Hoffman was one of the first surfers to brave the outer reefs of the Oahu's North Shore. Hoffman first worked as an abalone fisherman while he was not surfing.

In the late 1950s Hoffman helped run the family textile business Hoffman California Fabrics which was integral in creating and manufacturing surf apparel. In the 1980s the aloha shirt worn by Tom Selleck in the TV series Magnum, P.I. was made from Hoffman fabric. It is now in the Smithsonian Institution.

Hoffman died at Mission Viejo, California from pulmonary fibrosis complications on 10 November 2010 at age 80. Both he and his brother Walter were honored in the surfing walk of fame in 2006 for their contributions to surf culture.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• associate relationship with Simmons, Bob (born 29 March 1919)

Events

• Work : Prize 2006 (Surfing walk of fame)

• Death by Disease 10 November 2010 (Pulmonary fibrosis, age 80)
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Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield.

Categories

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)

• Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Pulmonary fibrosis)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 80)

• Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur

• Vocation : Engineer : Other Engineer (Surf board designer)

• Vocation : Sports : Water sports (Surf boarding)

• Vocation : Misc. : Outdoor vocations (Abalone fisherman)

• Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Surfing walk of fame)

• Notable : Famous : First in Field (Big wave surfing pioneer)