International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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Inductee Name George Freeth | Event Year 2013 | Inductee Location Deceased 1919 | Inductee Contact |
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Colonizing surfer from Honolulu, Hawaii; referred to in his time as the first expert Caucasian surfer, and long regarded as the original American surfer after his 1907 wave-riding demonstrations in Southern California. Although it was later proven that Mainland waves had in fact been ridden as far back as 1885, it was Freeth, with help from fellow Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku, who established the sport in the continental United States. | |||
For the complete biography, go to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/freeth-george | |||
Thanks to: http://files.legendarysurfers.com/surf/legends/ls05_freeth_verge2001.html for the photo | |||
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