Tom_NP0 Morey_NP0 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF Southern_AJ0 California_NP0 's_POS finest_AJS surfers_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 1950s_CRD and_CJC early_AJ0 '_POS 60s_CRD and_CJC ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 working_AJ0 jazz_NN1 musician_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 aeronautical_AJ0 engineer_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1965_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP put_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS first_ORD professional_AJ0 surfing_AJ0 competition_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC nothing_PNI he_PNP did_VDD made_VVD as_AV0 big_AJ0 a_AT0 splash_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 3½_CRD -foot_AJ0 board_NN1 he_PNP carved_VVD from_PRP a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF foam_NN1 in_PRP 1971._CRD He_PNP took_VVD his_DPS creation_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 surf_NN1 in_PRP Hawaii_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD living_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC skimmed_VVD across_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS stomach_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD "_PUQ Boogie_NN1 Board_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ later_AV0 became_VVD a_AT0 trademarked_AJ0 brand_NN1 name_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 seaside_NN1 sensation_NN1 ,_PUN introducing_VVG millions_CRD of_PRF people_NN0 to_PRP the_AT0 joy_NN1 of_PRF riding_VVG the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ sold_VVD the_AT0 rights_NN2 to_PRP invention_NN1 years_NN2 ago_AV0 but_CJC remained_VVD a_AT0 renowned_AJ0 figure_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 surfing_AJ0 world_NN1 ,_PUN died_VVD Oct._NP0 14_CRD at_PRP a_AT0 hospital_NN1 in_PRP Laguna_NP0 Hills_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 He_PNP was_VBD 86._CRD 
He_PNP had_VHD complications_NN2 from_PRP a_AT0 stroke_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS sons_NN2 ,_PUN Sol_NP0 Morey_NP0 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 began_VVD surfing_VVG in_PRP his_DPS teens_NN2 and_CJC was_VBD part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 California_NP0 surf_NN1 set_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD featured_VVN in_PRP 1960s_CRD beach-party_AJ0 films_NN2 and_CJC in_PRP Bruce_NP0 Brown_NP0 's_POS acclaimed_AJ0 1966_CRD documentary_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Endless_AJ0 Summer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Bruce_NP0 Brown_NP0 ,_PUN documentarian_AJ0 whose_DTQ '_PUQ Endless_AJ0 Summer_NN1 '_POS caught_AJ0 perfect_AJ0 wave_NN1 on_PRP film_NN1 ,_PUN dies_VVZ at_PRP 80_CRD 
He_PNP was_VBD good_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI featured_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 cover_NN1 of_PRF Surfer_NP0 magazine_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD among_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD surfers_NN2 to_TO0 walk_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC nose_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 board_NN1 while_CJS riding_VVG a_AT0 wave_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP began_VVD experimenting_VVG with_PRP surfboard_NN1 modifications_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 1950s_CRD and_CJC opened_VVD a_AT0 surf_NN1 shop_NN1 in_PRP 1964_CRD ,_PUN after_PRP working_VVG as_PRP an_AT0 engineer_NN1 at_PRP Douglas_NP0 Aircraft_NN0 ._SENT 
He_PNP staged_VVD the_AT0 Tom_NP0 Morey_NP0 Invitational_NP0 surf_NN1 tournament_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 first_ORD of_PRF its_DPS kind_NN1 —_PUN in_PRP Ventura_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP 1965_CRD ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 top_AJ0 prize_NN1 going_VVG to_PRP Mickey_NP0 Muñoz_NP0 ._SENT In_PRP 1969_CRD ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Hawaii_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ big_AJ0 island_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL also_AV0 called_VVN Hawaii_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP surfed_VVD by_PRP day_NN1 and_CJC played_VVD drums_NN2 in_PRP hotels_NN2 and_CJC clubs_NN2 at_PRP night_NN1 ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN surfboards_NN2 weighed_VVN between_PRP 30_CRD and_CJC 50_CRD pounds_NN2 and_CJC were_VBD built_VVN of_PRF hard_AJ0 materials_NN2 that_CJT could_VM0 cause_VVI injury_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 wipeout_NN1 ._SENT Looking_VVG for_PRP something_PNI soft_AJ0 and_CJC lightweight_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 cut_VVD a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF polyethylene_NN1 foam_NN1 in_PRP half_DT0 ,_PUN then_AV0 covered_VVN it_PNP with_PRP newspaper_NN1 while_CJS shaping_VVG it_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 heat_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 clothing_NN1 iron_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Headlines_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 July_NP0 7_CRD ,_PUN 1971_CRD ,_PUN Honolulu_NP0 Advertiser_NN1 remained_VVD indelibly_AV0 printed_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 foam_NN1 board_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR 
Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 took_VVD his_DPS stubby_AJ0 slab_NN1 —_PUN weighing_VVG three_CRD pounds_NN2 —_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 beach_NN1 and_CJC paddled_VVD out_AVP to_TO0 catch_VVI a_AT0 wave_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP instantly_AV0 noticed_VVD a_AT0 different_AJ0 sensation_NN1 than_CJS when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD standing_VVG atop_PRP a_AT0 surfboard_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP could_VM0 actually_AV0 feel_VVI the_AT0 wave_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 board_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 replaced-dns_NP0 website_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ On_PRP a_AT0 surfboard_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 feeling_VVG the_AT0 nuance_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 wave_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC with_PRP my_DPS creation_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI everything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
When_CJS smaller_AJC waves_NN2 or_CJC low_AJ0 tides_NN2 forced_VVD conventional_AJ0 surfers_NN2 back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 shore_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 could_VM0 stay_VVI afloat_AJ0 on_PRP his_DPS board_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP can_VM0 surf_VVI in_PRP an_AT0 inch_NN1 of_PRF water_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ a_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
His_DPS foam_NN1 board_NN1 was_VBD easy_AJ0 to_PRP maneuver_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS shape_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI subtly_AV0 altered_VVN to_TO0 correspond_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 contours_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 wave_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI used_VVN while_CJS lying_VVG flat_NN1 ,_PUN kneeling_VVG on_PRP one_CRD knee_NN1 or_CJC standing_VVG on_PRP both_DT0 feet_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 could_VM0 really_AV0 turn_VVI into_PRP something_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 thought_VVD ._SENT 
At_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN he_PNP called_VVD his_DPS invention_NN1 the_AT0 SNAKE_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP side_NN1 ,_PUN navel_NN1 ,_PUN arm_NN1 ,_PUN knee_NN1 and_CJC elbow_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 parts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 body_NN1 touching_VVG the_AT0 board_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP soon_AV0 changed_VVD the_AT0 name_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Boogie_NN1 Board_NN1 ,_PUN drawing_VVG on_PRP his_DPS interest_NN1 in_PRP music_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP made_VVD his_DPS first_ORD sale_NN1 for_PRP $_NN0 10_CRD ,_PUN then_AV0 later_AV0 moved_VVN back_AVP to_PRP California_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP began_VVD to_TO0 manufacture_VVI his_DPS Boogie_NN1 Boards_NN2 in_PRP bulk_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP went_VVD for_PRP $_NN0 37_CRD ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 's_POS age_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP sold_VVD hundreds_CRD of_PRF Boogie_NN1 Boards_VVZ a_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN much_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 dismay_NN1 of_PRF hardcore_NN1 surfers_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ considered_VVD them_PNP little_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS toys_NN2 that_CJT clogged_VVD the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Boogie_NN1 Board_NN1 proved_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 perfect_AJ0 introduction_NN1 to_PRP surfing_VVG ,_PUN simplifying_VVG a_AT0 sport_NN1 that_CJT required_AJ0 dexterity_NN1 ,_PUN strength_NN1 and_CJC exceptional_AJ0 courage_NN1 ._SENT Anyone_PNI ,_PUN from_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 grandparent_NN1 ,_PUN can_VM0 use_VVI a_AT0 Boogie_NN1 Board_NN1 to_TO0 head_VVI out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 glide_VVB back_AVP to_TO0 shore_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 force_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 wave_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ By_PRP surfing_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 Boogie_NN1 board_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 told_VVD Sports_NN2 Illustrated_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP are_VBB communing_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 rhythms_NN2 of_PRF nature_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 sold_VVD his_DPS company_NN1 and_CJC trademark_NN1 in_PRP 1977._CRD He_PNP later_AV0 admitted_VVD that_CJT he_PNP sold_VVD out_AVP too_AV0 soon_AV0 and_CJC realized_VVD little_DT0 profit_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS invention_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ sold_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 tens_CRD of_PRF millions_CRD worldwide_AV0 ._SENT 
Today_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Boogie_NN1 Board_NN1 is_VBZ produced_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Wham-O_NP0 toy_NN1 company_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS of_PRF trademark_NN1 restrictions_NN2 ,_PUN other_AJ0 short_AJ0 surfboards_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 market_NN1 —_PUN including_PRP ones_NN2 Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 sold_VVD after_PRP launching_VVG a_AT0 new_AJ0 company_NN1 in_PRP recent_AJ0 years_NN2 —_PUN are_VBB called_VVN "_PUQ bodyboards_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Surf_NN1 historian_NN1 Jim_NP0 Kempton_NP0 called_VVD Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 "_PUQ the_AT0 Ben_NP0 Franklin_NP0 of_PRF surfing_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Register_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP probably_AV0 brought_VVD more_DT0 people_NN0 to_TO0 ride_VVI waves_NN2 than_CJS any_DT0 other_AJ0 single_AJ0 person_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 history_NN1 of_PRF surfing_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 huge_AJ0 accomplishment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Thomas_NP0 Hugh_NP0 Morey_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN Aug._NP0 15_CRD ,_PUN 1935_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP Detroit_NP0 ._SENT As_CJS a_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP moved_VVD with_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 to_PRP Laguna_NP0 Beach_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ his_DPS father_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 successful_AJ0 real_AJ0 estate_NN1 business_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 homemaker_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 young_AJ0 Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 was_VBD initially_AV0 drawn_VVN to_PRP music_NN1 ,_PUN playing_VVG ukulele_NN1 and_CJC drums_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC had_VHD his_DPS first_ORD paying_AJ0 job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 musician_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD 12._CRD One_CRD of_PRF his_DPS first_ORD bands_NN2 was_VBD called_VVN the_AT0 "_PUQ Four_CRD Eyed_AJ0 Five_CRD "_PUQ because_CJS all_DT0 five_CRD members_NN2 wore_VVD glasses_NN2 ._SENT 
He_PNP studied_VVD music_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 University_NN1 of_PRF Southern_AJ0 California_NP0 —_PUN his_DPS college_NN1 jazz_NN1 band_NN1 once_AV0 won_VVD a_AT0 national_AJ0 contest_NN1 —_PUN before_CJS switching_VVG to_PRP mathematics_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP graduated_VVD in_PRP 1957_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC Mr._NP0 Morey_NP0 joked_VVD that_CJT his_DPS true_AJ0 major_AJ0 subject_NN1 in_PRP college_NN1 was_VBD surfing_VVG ._SENT 
His_DPS first_ORD marriage_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP Jolly_AJ0 Givens_NP0 ,_PUN ended_VVN in_PRP divorce_NN1 ._SENT Survivors_NN2 include_VVB his_DPS wife_NN1 of_PRF more_AV0 than_CJS 50_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN Marchia_NP0 Nichols_NP0 Morey_NP0 of_PRF Laguna_NP0 Woods_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ;_PUN a_AT0 daughter_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS first_ORD marriage_NN1 ,_PUN Melinda_NP0 Morey_NP0 of_PRF Kauai_NP0 ,_PUN Hawaii_NP0 ;_PUN four_CRD sons_NN2 from_PRP his_DPS second_ORD marriage_NN1 ,_PUN Sol_NP0 Morey_NP0 of_PRF Maui_NP0 ,_PUN Hawaii_NP0 ,_PUN Moon_NP0 Morey_NP0 of_PRF Huntington_NP0 Beach_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ,_PUN Sky_NN1 Morey_NP0 of_PRF Overland_AJ0 Park_NN1 ,_PUN Kan._NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Matteson_NP0 Morey_NP0 of_PRF San_NP0 Clemente_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ;_PUN five_CRD grandchildren_NN2 ;_PUN and_CJC three_CRD great-grandchildren_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 daughter_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS first_ORD marriage_NN1 ,_PUN Michelle_NP0 Morey_NP0 ,_PUN died_VVD in_PRP 2003._CRD 
