David Matuszak

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

References

  1. ^ "Local author to speak on self-publishing". Plumas News. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ Connelly, Laylan (2018-11-28). "History of San Onofre's rich surfing culture detailed in new 1,500-page book". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. ^ St. John, Alison (2020-10-08). "History Of San Onofre's Legendary Surfing Beach Remembered". Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  4. ^ a b Huard, Paul R. (June 12, 1991), “Coach Works to Make P.E. More Than Sweat and Toil” Yucaipa & Calimesa News-Mirror: p. A5.
  5. ^ a b Kahn, Harvey (2019-01-01). "Matuszak releases book on surfing's history after conquering some serious health issues". News Mirror. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. ^ McIntosh, Linda (2021-01-15). "San Onofre's place in surfing history subject of new book". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  7. ^ Clark, Brian E. (2021-01-21). "A California town in love with old-time longboard skiing - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times (published 2019-12-30). Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-26.