International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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Inductee Name Mike Eaton | Event Year 2008 | Inductee Location P.O. Box 198900 P.M.B. 863 Hawi, HI 96719 | Inductee Contact |
Inductee Brand |
Inductee Boardshop Eaton Surf |
Boardshop Link http://www.eatonsurf.com |
Inductee Bio Tireless and unobtrusive surfboard shaper from San Diego, California; best known as a leader of the longboard renaissance in the '70s and early '80s. Eaton was born (1934) in New York, New York, raised in Palos Verdes, California, and began surfing at age 14, helped along by seminal surf figure Tom Blake; Eaton used to transport his heavy wooden board to the Palos Verdes Cove using an army stretcher customized with a pair of rear-mounted wagon wheels. | |||
For the complete biography, go to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/eaton-mike | |||
Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/eaton-mike for the photo | |||
Links Mike is progressing along and hopes to be able to walk unassisted soon. 7/21/2015 Encyclopedia of Surfing.com - eaton-mike |