David Matuszak
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David F. Matuszak is a self-published author, longboard skier, retired teacher and coach. He is best known for authoring The Cowboy's Trail Guide to Westerns and Nelson Point: Portrait of a Northern Gold Rush Town.[1] His most recent book, San Onofre: Memories of a Legendary Surfing Beach focuses on the surfing culture and history of San Onofre, California.[2][3]
During his tenure at Yucaipa High School, Matuszak developed the Kinesiology and Physical Education department into one of California's model programs.[4] In 1991, he was named California's co-physical educator of the year.[4] He retired from Yucaipa in 2015.[5]
Bibliography
- San Onofre: Memories of a Legendary Surfing Beach[6]
- The Cowboy's Trail Guide to Westerns[5]
- Nelson Point: Portrait of a Northern Gold Rush Town[7]
- The Elementary Teacher's Guide to the Gold Rush
- The Physical Educator's Guide to Portfolios
References
- ^ "Local author to speak on self-publishing". Plumas News. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Connelly, Laylan (2018-11-28). "History of San Onofre's rich surfing culture detailed in new 1,500-page book". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ St. John, Alison (2020-10-08). "History Of San Onofre's Legendary Surfing Beach Remembered". Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ a b Huard, Paul R. (June 12, 1991), “Coach Works to Make P.E. More Than Sweat and Toil” Yucaipa & Calimesa News-Mirror: p. A5.
- ^ a b Kahn, Harvey (2019-01-01). "Matuszak releases book on surfing's history after conquering some serious health issues". News Mirror. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ McIntosh, Linda (2021-01-15). "San Onofre's place in surfing history subject of new book". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Clark, Brian E. (2021-01-21). "A California town in love with old-time longboard skiing - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times (published 2019-12-30). Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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Categories:
- American non-fiction writers
- American environmentalists
- Activists from California
- American historians of education
- Publishers from California
- Writers from California
- Western (genre) writers
- People from Yucaipa, California
- Sportspeople from San Bernardino County, California
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- Living people
- Historians from California