Benson, Becky
Pioneering Hawaiian pro surfer, state champion in 1972 and 1973, and world-ranked #3 in 1977. Becky and older sister Blanche—daughters of Col. Albert Benson, a cameraman whose work was featured in over a dozen surf movies—were fixtures on Oahu's North Shore in the mid- and late '70s. "I never actually had the guts Blanche did," Becky later said. "My dad used to say she was all guts." Benson was 9...
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Becky (left) and Blanche Benson, Makaha, 1972Subscribe to view
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Becky Benson, Burleigh, 1978. Photo: Rob HutchinsonSubscribe to view
Becky Benson and Eddie Aikau, 1969. Photo: Col. Al BensonSubscribe to view
Becky Benson
Becky Benson
Becky (left) and Blanche Benson, Makaha, 1972
Becky Benson, Sunset
Becky Benson, Burleigh, 1978. Photo: Rob Hutchinson
Becky Benson and Eddie Aikau, 1969. Photo: Col. Al Benson