The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championships debuted in 1965, changed its name in 1968 (Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Classic), and ended after the 1984 event. For results, photos, and reports on individual Duke events, click any of the following years: 

While working chronologically through the events, I wondered who the most successful Duke surfers were over a given range of years. In this case (below), the last five events, beginning in 1980.

Most of the Duke events in the '60s and '70s featured an eight-man final, as did the 1980 Duke contest. To keep the '80s rankings consistent with those from the previous two decades, I awarded eight points for a win, seven points for runner-up, on down to one point for 8th place.

The 1980s overall Duke winner was Michael Ho, with 27 points, Dane Kealoha was second with 24, then it was a big drop points-wise for the rest of the field.

Here are the top-ranked Duke surfers from the 1970s.

1. Michael Ho (27 points)
2. Dane Kealoha (24)
3. Ken Bradshaw (13)
4. (tie) Derek Ho, Mark Warren (8)
6. (tie) Keone Downing, Shaun Tomson, Tony Moniz (7)
9. (tie) Simon Anderson, Richard Cram, Cheyne Horan (6)

 to see Duke contest power rankings for the 1960s.

 to see Duke contest power rankings for the 1970s.

1980s DUKE CLASSIC POWER RANKINGS: MICHAEL HO #1!

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