Walter Hoffman, an early-era big wave charger and board builder who helped kick-start the surf clothing industry, died Tuesday, July 9, at age 92. “Surfing has lost one of its true pioneers as Walter ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walter Hoffman (left) with friends Wayne Schafer, Dick Metz and Henry Ford in Huntington Beach in 2020. Surfing has lost one of ...
Philip “Flippy” Hoffman, a pioneer of big-wave riding in Hawaii in the 1950s and the co-owner of Mission Viejo-based Hoffman California Fabrics, which supplies printed textiles to the surfwear, quilt ...
PHILIP Hoffman, whose pioneering big-wave riding in Hawaii in the 1950s charted the way for surfing pilgrimages to Oahu's North Shore from around the world, has died of complications of pulmonary ...