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Howard Head
American aeronautical engineer and entrepreneur (1914-1991) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Howard Head was an American businessman who invented the first commercially successful brand of aluminum laminate skis, the Head Standard. He founded the Head Ski Company in 1948 and by 1955, Head Skis were the top selling brand in Europe and North America.
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He became the chairman of the board of Head Ski Company in 1968 and sold it to AMF in 1971. He also invented the oversized tennis racket, and served as chairman of the board of Prince Sports. He was inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1979 and the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017.
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