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Duke Kahanamoku 1890-1968
photo Clarence Maki


George Freeth 1883-1919


Tom Blake 1902-1994

  • DALE VELZY


    RICK STONER 1937-1977

  • BOBBY JENSEN

  • JOHN KELLY


    DAN BENDIKSON 1938-2004

  • MIKE DIFFENDERFER

  • DAN HERITAGE

  • WAYNE MIYATA

  • CARL HAYWARD

  • STEVE SCHLINKENMEYER

  • TIGER ESPERE

  • DAVID HIGLEY



  • TOM ALAN OVERLIN




    DEWEY WEBER 1938-1993
    JACK HALEY 1934-2000
    CON COLBURN 1934-1992












    • ALONG WITH SURFERS WHO LED THE WAY IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SURFING



    BUTCH Van ARTSDALEN 1941-1979 COURTESY OF SURFER MAGAZINE 1979
    MIKI DORA 1934-2002
    MICHAEL WASCH 1949-2007
    ROBERT "BOBBY" PATTERSON 1935-1995
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