Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship
The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship is named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing",
Wide World of Sports.[1]
Two dozen of the best surfers in the world attended the first championship with
design became the board of choice for contestants riding the Sunset Beach waves, with Ricky Grigg riding a Semigun to victory.[1] Duke Kahanamoku handed out golden "Duke" statues to the winners for the first three years before he died on January 22, 1968.[2]
The first native Hawaiian to win the championship was Clyde Aikau, in 1973, followed in 1977 by his older brother, Eddie Aikau.
Winners. 1960
Awards from 1965 to 1984:[3]
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-58685-776-9.
- ^ ISBN 0-8248-2121-1.
- ISBN 0-9706213-7-X.
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