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Skip Frye (Harry Richard Frye) was born on 7 September, 1941 in San Diego, California, U.S., is an American surfer. Discover Skip Frye's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Harry Richard Frye
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Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 7 September 1941
Birthday 7 September
Birthplace San Diego, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1941

Skip Frye (born Harry Richard Frye; September 7, 1941 in San Diego, California) is an American surfer, surfboard designer and shaper, and environmental activist.

1958

Frye attended Mission Bay High School and began his professional surfing career in 1958.

His first board was a balsa board shaped by legend Mike Diffenderfer.

1963

Frye married his first wife, Marcia Metcalf, in 1963.

Together, they raised their three children (Lauren - from a previous marriage, Donald - from a previous marriage, and Braden) before divorcing.

1966

He captured national titles and represented the United States team internationally in 1966.

1967

He rode professionally for G&S surfboards and eventually created his own model for them in 1967.

1969

Frye has appeared on many magazine covers including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (1969, with model Jamee Becker), The Surfer's Journal, Surfing, and Surfer Magazine.

Frye is known for his gliding, fluid style as well as creating some of the most in-demand surfboards in the world.

He is perhaps, best recognized by his iconic logo, a set of wings commonly referred to as "Frye Wings."

After hitting a rough financial patch in the 70s, he started signing his wings in pencil because he could't afford laminates.

This is referred to as his "ghetto days", when he shaped surfboards behind Select Surf Shop in Pacific Beach.

Iconic images of him surfing with his dog, silhouetted against a setting sun, and paddling alone into "The Ranch" have appeared in books and magazines and have been printed on clothing and surfboards.

Frye is also known for his innovation with foiled surfboard fins.

After a surfing trip to Australia in 1969, he developed his trademark board shapes: the Egg, the Fish, and specialized longboard shapes.

He has developed a moderate temperature surf wax ("Man Wax"), ideal for his native San Diego waters.

1990

In 1990, Frye married his long-time girlfriend Donna Frye (née Sarvis), and they started Harry's Surf Shop with Harry "Hank" Warner.

They founded Surfers Tired of Pollution in the mid 1990s and are both public supporters of clean water and the environment.

2001

His wife was elected as a San Diego City Councilmember in 2001 and narrowly lost the San Diego mayoral election in 2005.

2006

Frye is a 2006 inductee into the Surfboard Shapers Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California in the surf pioneer category.

2010

Her term ended on December 6, 2010.

2011

In 2011 Frye was also honored into the Huntington Beach Walk of Fame

2016

In January 2016 Frye was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame for his skateboard innovation in downhill and slalom events in the early 1960's.https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/2020/04/skip-frye-2016/ In May, 2017 Frye was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Diego Surf Film Festival.

2019

In August 2019 Frye was inducted into the San Diego Surfing Hall Of Fame.https://www.theinertia.com/surf/san-diego-has-its-own-surfing-hall-of-fame-and-this-is-its-first-wave-of-legends-to-be-inducted/