Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz
Born(1921-03-03)March 3, 1921
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 10, 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 93)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Alma materStanford University School of Medicine
Occupation(s)Doctor, surfer
SpouseJuliette Paéz (third wife)
Children11
RelativesSonia Darrin (sister)

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 2014) was an American surfer and physician,[1][2] who 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]

  1. ^ a b Kate Meyers (April 2007). "Health Nut". AARP. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Surfing For Peace In The Middle East". CBS News. August 26, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  3. ^ Lee Cataluna (November 30, 2003). "Paskowitz clan's surfers embark on a new mission". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Louise Rafkin (November 24, 1998). "It's Never Too Late to Be a Surfer Chick". New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Chaplin, Julia (August 22, 1999). "OUT THERE: San Onofre State Beach, CA: The First Family of Surfing". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "X Games".
  7. ^ "Surfwise (2008) – Movie Info – Yahoo! Movies". Archived from the original on April 8, 2008.