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Thomas Hansen Hickenbottom
Thomas Hansen Hickenbottom is a 4th generation central California coastal native and former professional surfer. He grew up in Santa Cruz California during the tumultuous Vietnam D...view moreThomas Hansen Hickenbottom is a 4th generation central California coastal native and former professional surfer. He grew up in Santa Cruz California during the tumultuous Vietnam Draft era. He was a sponsored Team rider for Oneill in the late 1960s. He represented the Santa Cruz surfing community in contests up and down the California coast for 3 decades. Mr. Hickenbottom was raised within the commercial fishing and surfing cultures of the late 1960s. His deep involvement within these 2 cultures form the back drop for Local Tribes. Mr. Hickenbottom was drafted into the army in the spring of 1967 and has deep insights into the tough choices many young men throughout America had to make during that era. His personal life experiences add a great deal to the formation of Local Tribes.view less