Thomas Edward Blake (March 8, 1902 – May 5, 1994) was an American athlete, inventor, and writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential surfers in history, and a key figure in transforming surfing from a regional Hawaiian…
Thomas Joseph Blake (15 July 1872 – 3 May 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1 ] He captained Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during…
Blake was an American athlete who spent his entire career in the U.S., and much of his historic significance derives from his role in disseminating the Hawaiian cultural tradition of surfing to the mainland states.