Brown, Bobby (1946 – 1967)

Small-framed Australian regularfooter from the Sydney beachfront suburb of Cronulla; considered by many to be the premier stylist of his generation. "Bobby Brown," 1966 world champion Nat Young wrote in his 1983 book History of Surfing, "played a significant part in the inside-the-curl style which was to take Australia to the front in world surfing."

Brown began surfing in 1957, at Cronulla, and soon became a member of the Wanda Surf Club. In 1964, he defeated Midget Farrelly to win the New ...