Herb O'Brien biography
Name: Herbert Joseph O’Brien
DOB – DOD: 1944-21st October 2012
Born in- Seattle, to Edward and Dorothy O’Brien in 1944.
Facts-
DOB – DOD: 1944-21st October 2012
Born in- Seattle, to Edward and Dorothy O’Brien in 1944.
Facts-
- Herb first started O’Brien skis in 1964
- He then founded HO water sports in 1981
- Herb was the first to make compression molded wakeboards and knee boards.
- Herb O’Brien was one of waters sports greatest and well-known people. He attended Lake Washington High School and then went on to the University of Washington.
- Herb even made tubes!
The Tunnel bottom ski
- Herb designed the first ever tunnel-bottom water ski. These double skis are made to make deep water starts effortless. The figurative shaped side cut design makes turning easy. The idea of the Tunnel concave bottom is so that you can have an easy effortless ride, hence the series name ‘easy rider’.