Tom Sims Net Worth

Tom Sims Net Worth is
$12 Million

Tom Sims Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Tom Sims (December 6, 1950 – September 12, 2012) was an American athlete, inventor, and entrepreneur. Sims was World Snowboarding Champion (1983), World Champion Skateboarder (1975) and founder of Sims Snowboards and Sims Skateboards. He lived in Santa Barbara, California from 1971 until his death.In 1963, in his 7th-grade wood-shop class at Haddonfield Central School in New Jersey, he made what he called a "skiboard," combining his two favorite sports, skiing and skateboarding.Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (Roger Moore) in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage. Since 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand has been managed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims was still very active in the company. Tom continued to be personally involved in the design and testing of the new snowboard and skateboard equipment being developed under the Sims brand until his death.Sims is credited with many of the most important innovations in both snowboarding and skateboarding, including the first metal edged snowboard, the first snowboarding Half Pipe, the first freestyle snowboard, and the first pro-model snowboard. He is also credited with building and marketing the world's first longboards for skateboarding in 1975. A young Tony Hawk rode Sims skateboards in the 1970s.Sims Died Sept 12, 2012 at a hospital near his home in Santa Barbara, California.

Date Of Birth1950-12-06
Died2012-09-12
Place Of BirthLos Angeles, California, U.S.
ProfessionActor

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Feuer und Eis1986Snow Surfer
Tuff Turf1985Warehouse Band
Take Your Best Shot1982TV MovieMime
Skateboard1978Competition Skateboarder

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dogtown and Z-Boys2001DocumentaryHimself - 70s Skateboard Champion
Freewheelin'1976DocumentaryHimself - Skateboarder

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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