LaCroix, Kathy

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Vivacious white-blonde here-and-gone regularfoot surfer from Florida; semifinalist in the 1966 World Surfing Championships. LaCroix moved with her family from San Diego to Jacksonville Beach in 1965, when she was 17 and already an accomplished surfer. Her father was stationed at nearby Mayport Naval Station. LaCroix had a hot competitive run in 1966, starting with a 3rd in the Cocoa Beach Surfin...