David Matuszak Explained

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

Notes and References

1. News: 2019-07-17 . Local author to speak on self-publishing . en-US . Plumas News . 2022-01-26.
2. News: Connelly . Laylan . 2018-11-28 . History of San Onofre's rich surfing culture detailed in new 1,500-page book . en-US . Orange County Register . 2022-01-26.
3. News: St. John . Alison . 2020-10-08 . History Of San Onofre's Legendary Surfing Beach Remembered . en . 2022-01-26.
4. Huard, Paul R. (June 12, 1991), “Coach Works to Make P.E. More Than Sweat and Toil” Yucaipa & Calimesa News-Mirror: p. A5.
5. News: Kahn . Harvey . 2019-01-01 . Matuszak releases book on surfing's history after conquering some serious health issues . en . News Mirror . 2022-01-26.
6. News: McIntosh . Linda . 2021-01-15 . San Onofre's place in surfing history subject of new book . en-US . San Diego Union Tribune . 2022-01-26.
7. News: Clark . Brian E. . 2021-01-21 . A California town in love with old-time longboard skiing - Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles Times . 2019-12-30 . 2022-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121204346/https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-12-30/longboards-and-away-old-timey-wooden-ski-contest-happen-in-this-california-town . 2021-01-21.