Baxter, Jackie

Spontaneous do-or-die regularfoot surfer from Huntington Beach, California. Baxter began surfing in 1959 at age 11, near his home in Venice Beach, and by 16 was a ranking member of the Dewey Weber Surfboard team. Baxter moved to Hawaii during the first stage of the shortboard revolution and earned a reputation by throwing himself into the most critical places on waves at Pipeline and Sunset Beach....