Competitors from 1959 surfing finals needed

The Surfing Walk of Fame Board of Directors is seeking competitors from the inaugural U.S. Championships in 1959 as part of preparations for the championship’s 50th anniversary.

Founded on May 28, 1994, by honoring Duke Kahanamoku as the Father of Modern Surfing, the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame’s selection committee conducts ongoing research through surf associations, museums and media venues around the world to compile a comprehensive ballot of qualified candidates.

Every inductee receives a granite stone embedded in the sidewalk in front of Jack’s, the Surfing Walk of Fame Patron.

Those with information on the first competitors are asked to e-mail activempire@aol.com with information.

For more information, visit surfingwalkoffame.com.

— Candice Baker