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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jake_Burton_CarpenterJake Burton Carpenter - Wikipedia

    Jake Burton Carpenter (April 29, 1954 – November 20, 2019), occasionally also known as Jake Burton or Jakie, was an American snowboarder, founder of Burton Snowboards, and one of the inventors of the modern day snowboard.

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  3. www.burton.com › remembering-jake-burton-carpenterRemembering Jake Burton Carpenter

    Read the story of Burton founder Jake Burton Carpenter, who passed away in 2019, in his own words. From his childhood in New York to his snowboarding passion in Vermont, see the milestones of his life and career.

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 2019/11/22 › sportsJake Burton Carpenter, Who Ushered in Snowboarding as a Sport,...

    Nov 22, 2019 · Jake Burton Carpenter, whose once-modest plan to make 50 snowboards a day turned into something far bigger — a global business that helped drive snowboarding into a popular Olympic sport — died...

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-50511783Jake Burton Carpenter: US 'godfather of snowboarding' dies at 65

    Nov 21, 2019 · The founder of Burton Snowboards and the godfather of snowboarding passed away due to cancer complications. He created the sport from a passion for surfing on snow and overcame many challenges to make it a global phenomenon.

  7. www.cnn.com › 2019/11/21 › usJake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has died

    Nov 21, 2019 · Jake Burton Carpenter, the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from complications related to cancer. He was 65. The company announced Carpenter’s death on...

  8. www.npr.org › 2019/11/21 › 781748762Jake Burton Carpenter, The Godfather Of Snowboarding, Dies At 65

    Nov 21, 2019 · Jake Burton Carpenter was the founder of the iconic Burton Snowboards company. And as Vermont Public Radio's Liam Elder-Connors reports, he helped open up the ski slopes to a...

  9. www.npr.org › 2019/11/22 › 782084534Jake Burton Carpenter, Snowboarding Pioneer, Dies At 65 : NPR

    Nov 22, 2019 · Jake Burton Carpenter, The Godfather Of Snowboarding, Dies At 65. Carpenter, the founder of the iconic Burton Snowboards company, was born in 1954 — when snowboarding was radically different...