Group Fights to Name Velzy Surfboards 'First Surf Shop Ever'
Dale Velzy is widely considered to have started the first surf shop. A group wants to erect a commemorative plaque in his honor. But there's opposition.
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Hermosa Beach's Greg Noll was Da Bull. His surf legacy was even greater than he claimed
by Kevin Cody Five of the six inductees in the inaugural 2003 Hermosa Beach Walk of Fame ceremony were surfboard builders from the ‘60s Golden Era of surfing. Individually, and collectively, they rank among the most influential figures in the sport’s history. “It just goes to show that if you live long enough and you tell enough B.S. surf stories, at some point, everyone will believe you because there’s no one around to dispute you,” Greg Noll, then 66, said during his acceptance speech. The other board builders inducted that day were Hap Jacobs, Bing Copeland, Rick Stoner and Dew...
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