Midget Farrelly
Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly | |
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| Born | Bernard Farrelly 13 September 1944 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 August 2016 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Midget |
| Occupation(s) | Surfer, designer, shaper, board maker |
| Known for | First world surfing champion. Farrelly Surfboards |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse | Beverlie |
| Children | 3 - Priscilla, Johanna and Lucy. |
Bernard "Midget" Farrelly world surfing champion.
Farrelly, was the first Australian to win a major surfing title, the 1962 Makaha International Surfing Championships, the unofficial world surfing championship of the day.
Farrelly was also the first president, in 1961, of Australia's oldest surfboard riders club, Dee Why Surfing Fraternity, which still operates under the same name today.ABC in 1967.[6]
Farrelly was inducted into the
Huntington Beach in 2007.[7] Farrelly died on 6 August 2016, aged 71, from stomach cancer and liver failure.[3][8][9]
Farrelly was posthumously inducted as a
Member of the Order of Australia in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10]
References
- ^ Warshaw, Matt. "Makaha International Surfing Championships". Encyclopedia of Surfing. Carlsbad, CA: Surfer Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Nick (2000). "Midget Farrelly profile". Surfline. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
- ^ a b Warshaw, Matt (7 August 2016). "Remembering Farrelly". Surfer. Carlsbad, CA. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Warshaw, Matt. "Farrelly, Midget". Encyclopedia of Surfing. Carlsbad, CA: Surfer Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ 1960 Dee Why Surfing Fraternity, www.dysf.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2016
- ^ Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005, pp. 193–94.
- ^ "Midget Farrelly". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Australia's Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly, surfing's first world champion, dies at 71". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. AAP. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Adamski, Kat (12 June 2017). "Boardriding pioneer Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly honoured for his service to surfing and surf lifesaving". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
External links
- Midget Farrelly at IMDb
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