Legendary Surfer Chris Hawk

The Surfers’ Hall of Fame will induct Chris Hawk on Friday, September 18, 2009. “Chris Hawk is a local surf legend of Huntington Beach. Back in the day he was one of the best surfers in Huntington Beach and he has been a master shaper since the 70’s. We are super stoked to be able to induct Chris Hawk into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame.”

The renowned Hawk brothers surfing clan (Sam, Tom, and Chris) helped shape the Huntington Beach surf culture in the 1960s and ‘70s. While the brothers often travelled to Hawaii and charged Sunset and Pipeline, Chris chose to make his mark as a master surfboard shaper. During one of these famous Hawaiian trips, Chris met legendary shaper Dick Brewer and was taken under his tutorage alongside Reno Abellira and Davie Abbott. Chris soon became a household name on the mainland and the “go to” guy for many hard-core surfers up and down the California coast for years and years. Chris was recently diagnosed with throat Cancer and began his fight against this terrible disease.

The Surfers’ Hall of Fame ceremony takes place near the famed Huntington Beach Pier, with a bronze statue of the sport’s spiritual leader Duke Kahanamoku serving as a backdrop.