Name tag given to Sherman Poppen, "the grandfather of snowboarding"

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Name tag given to Sherman Poppen, "the grandfather of snowboarding." Sherman Poppen, inventor of the snurfer, a predecessor of the modern snowboard needed a distraction for his two little girls on Christmas day in 1965. The kids were restless and his pregnant wife, Nancy, needed a break so Poppen took them outside to play in the Wisconsin snow. Bored with sledding, Poppen bound two children’s water skis together, tied a rope to the front and the Snurfer was born. Nancy combined the words “snow and surf” for the moniker “snurf” and pretty soon Poppen was building snurfers for all of the neighborhood kids.
Location
Currently not on view
web subject
Sports
name of sport
Snowboarding
level of sport
recreational
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
2015.0028.04
accession number
2015.0028
catalog number
2015.0028.04
Object Name
badge, snowboarding
name tag
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 in x 1 1/4 in; 7.62 cm x 3.175 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-13c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1696002
Snowboarding badge