International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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| Inductee Name Duke Kahanamoku | Event Year 2004 | Inductee Location | Inductee Contact Kahanamoku died of a heart attack in 1968 at age 77 |
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| Inductee Bio The long-celebrated father of modern surfing, from Honolulu, Hawaii; an Olympic gold medal swimmer and Hawaii's beloved ambassador to the world through much of the first half of the 20th century. Kahanamoku was a skilled wave-rider, but his real gift to surfing was the way he presented the sport as something that could be practiced with grace, humor, and generosity. "You know," he said in 1965, "there are so many waves coming in all the time, you don't have to worry about that. Take your time - wave come. Let the other guys go; catch another one." The sport's greatest shortcoming may be that surfers have for the most part failed to live up to the Kahanamoku ideal. | |||
| For the complete biography, go to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/kahanamoku-duke | |||
Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/kahanamoku-duke for the photo | |||
Links Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku Duke Kanahamoku – Hawaii’s Greatest Athlete |
