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Surfers Walk of Fame

HERMOSA BEACH SURFERS WALK OF FAME

Surfing is a large part of Hermosa’s Heritage. In order to honor our strong surfing history we annually recognize Hermosa’s surfing legends with the Surfers Walk of Fame, located on the Hermosa Beach Pier. Each year we hold a Surfer’s Walk of Fame Ceremony to commemorate the newly chosen inductees. Each inducted surfer is acknowledged by the placement of their name engraved on bronze plaques embedded along the pier. The seven charter members were inducted at the first Surfers Walk of Fame Ceremony on March 29th, 2003.The seven charter members include Bing Copeland, Hap Jacobs, Greg Noll, Mike Purpus, Jeff Stoner, Dale Velzy and Dewey Weber (1969 National Surfing Champion.)

2003 2006
-Seven Charter Members
Hap Jacobs
Greg Noll
Dale Velzy
Dewey Weber
Mike Purpus
Bing Copeland
Rick Stoner

-Honorary Members:
Phil Becker
Eddie Talbot
Dru Harrison

Sixteen Pioneer Members

Doc Ball
Mary Kerwin Riehl
Hop Swarts
Fred Kerwin
Leroy Grannis
John Kerwin
Jim Bailey
Ted Kerwin
Jim Kerwin
Bill Edgar
Ed Edgar
Al Holland
Bob Bacon
Paul Matthies
Ward Baker
Cliff Tucker


2004

-Honorary Members:
Linda Benson
Sonny Vardeman
Bob & Bill Meistrell
John Joseph

2005

-Honorary Members:
George Freeth
Darryl Dickie
Chris Bredeson
Mary Setterholm
-Honorary Members:
Mike “Bones” Bright
John Baker

-Honorary Pioneer Members:
Wally Bennett
“Tullie” Clark
Douglas Craig
John Dominis
Mark Kauffman
Joseph Kerwin
Art Rogers
Olin “Olie” Scrivens Jr.

2007

-Honorary Members:
John Whitney Guild
Alf Laws
Mike Stevenson
Donald Takayama

-Honoray Pioneer Members:
Toby Erlinger
Bev Morgan
Patrick O’ Connor
Rosemari Reimers-Rice

2008

Henry Ford
Jeff "Peff" Eick

2009

Robert Hogan
Donald Craig

2010

Tiger Makin

If you would like to nominate a potential member to the Surfers Walk of Fame, please download an application form here (PDF File). Please submit completed applications to the Department of Community Resources, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. For additional information, please call (310) 318-0280.

2011 Surfer's Walk of Fame Appplications are due by 6:00 pm on Monday, February 7, 2011

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