Sherman R. Poppen, a man whom many consider the father of modern snowboarding, has died according to family members. Poppen died on Wednesday, July 31 and turned 89 years old.
Poppen is best known for his invention of the Snurfer, a board with a holding rope on the front.
He created the board on Christmas Day 1965 and it was built as a simple toy to entertain his children who, by all accounts, thought it was a hit.
Poppen sah ihre Freude und patentierte den Snurfer ein Jahr später, und der Rest ist Geschichte. Bald darauf würden die Einwohner von Michigan, der Vereinigten Staaten und schliesslich der Welt auf Poppen’s innovatives Snowboard aufmerksam werden.
