Richard S. Rasmussen (1955 – August 26, 1982) was an American professional
surfer.
He was born in
New York City, son of a
United States Marine Corps pilot and traveled the United States extensively in his formative years, the only constant being the ocean. His family settled in
Westhampton Beach
Westhampton Beach is an incorporated village in the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,721.
History
The village of Westhampto ...
where he attended
Westhampton Beach High School
Westhampton Beach High School is a public four-year high school for grades 9–12 in Westhampton Beach, New York, which is located at the southeastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island.
Notable alumni
* Rick Rasmussen, surfer; attended until ...
until the age of 15, when he ran away from home to pursue his professional surfing dreams.
He became the United States Surfing Champion.
He was from Westhampton, New York.
He was filmed for the TV show ''
The American Sportsman''.
He was the first East Coast surfer to win the US Surfing Championships.
He was shot and killed in a drug deal gone bad in 1982.
References
1955 births
1982 deaths
American surfers
Sportspeople from New York City
Drug-related deaths in New York (state)
Deaths by firearm in New York (state)
Date of birth missing
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