Cram, Richard

Good-natured Australian pro surfer of the early and mid-'80s from Sydney's Bondi Beach; world-ranked #10 in 1984; remembered for his starring role in The Performers surf videos (1984, 1988), and for his haymaker forehand cutback. As surf writer Nick Carroll noted, Cram is "regarded by by many as the power surfer of his generation." Cram was born (1961) in Sydney, and began surfing at age 10, at B...