Doc Paskowitz

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 2014) was an American surfer and physician. He gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer. In 1972, he founded a surf camp run by his family, where campers could live alongside and surf with members of the Paskowitz family. He and his family have been referred to as the "First Family of Surfing".EXPN.com: - "Doc" Paskowitz Supports Surfing In Gaza - ExpnSurfwise (2008) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies

Paskowitz died on November 10, 2014 in Newport Beach, California at the age of 93 from surgical complications.

References

Other websites
 History of the Israeli surfing scene
 Doc Paskowitz interview in Liquid Salt Magazine

Category:1921 births
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Category:American physicians
Category:Deaths from surgical complications
Category:Jewish American sportspeople
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