Sam George once wrote that Jimmy Blears is surfing’s “least-known world champion,” and while I’ll always wave the flag for disappeared two-time champ Sharron Weber, Sam ain’t wrong. Blears won his title in ’72, in San Diego, and all anybody remembers about that shitshow of a contest is that a board belonging to crowd favorite…
NEW: RANDY RARICK REMEMBERS ’72 WORLD CHAMP JIMMY BLEARS
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- “A NINE-DAY ACID TRIP!” DREW KAMPION REPORTS FROM THE ’72 WORLD TITLES
- NEW: RANDY RARICK REMEMBERS ’72 WORLD CHAMP JIMMY BLEARS
- MOTEL HELL: SURFERS SACK LOCAL TRAVELODGE DURING THE ’72 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- “LAURA BLEARS RIDING A BIG WAVE IN SURFING, NOT WOMEN’S LIB” (1971)
- “MR. CLEAN: THE EXTRAORDINARY SURFING LIFE OF RANDY RARICK,” BY BRUCE JENKINS (1998)