Jay Reale
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Jay Reale is a former professional and champion amateur bodyboarder, bodyboarding television commentator, radio DJ, musician, video game voice talent, and television game show contestant. He is recognized as the first professional bodyboarder hailing from the East Coast of the United States.[1] Reale and his wife, Vicki, are known as "Bodyboarding's most famous couple" for their combined competitive success and pioneering contributions to the sport.[2][3]
Early Life
Jay Reale was born in 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland and raised in Rockville, Maryland. At age 16, his family moved permanently to the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, where he began bodyboarding full time, winning the fourth sanctioned amateur event he entered. Reale worked at his family's bakery and sandwich shop and played drums and sang in a rock band to support his amateur bodyboarding pursuits. He quickly became the dominant East Coast amateur bodyboarder, prompting a move to California in 1987 to pursue a professional career in the sport.[4]
Personal Life
Jay resides in San Clemente, California with his wife Vicki, also a former professional bodyboarder[5], and their two children.[6]
References
- ↑ Bay), Skipper Badenhorst (Jeffrey's (2021-02-16). "The greatest bodyboarders of all time". Surfing LA. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ Staff (November 26, 2019). "Dave Hubbard steals the show at the 2019 Bodyboarding US Festival". Surfer Today Magazine.
- ↑ "Jay Reale | Bodyboard Museum". Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ "eBodyboarding.com on Instagram: "A look back... #oceancitymaryland"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Staff (November 18, 2008). "Jeff Hubbard wins third consecutive US Bodyboarding Association title". Surfer Today.
- ↑ Stone, Ken (2019-11-24). "Off Its Knees, Pro Bodyboarding Aims for Revival with Ocean Beach Festival". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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