When Fred Simpson first stumbled upon the Wedge in Newport Beach, he noted how the crashing wave sent a “BOOM” sound across the beach. Simpson had been a lifeguard with the city of Long Beach in his ...

On Saturday February 18th, 2017, Fred Simpson, 86, passed away peacefully in Tucson, Arizona with family at his side. He was born June 6, 1930 in Peoria, Illinois to Fred and Berdie Simpson. Fred grew ...

Fred Simpson, founder of Viper Fins and a pioneer bodysurfing, has died. He was 86 years old. As the news was announced throughout the bodysurfing, bodyboarding, and surfing spheres, commemorations ...

Fred then was employed civil service as a mechanic repairing heavy equipment and fire trucks at Fort Eustis/Fort Story and retired from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 2007, as a heavy mobile ...