Dobson, Dale (1947 – )

Enduring and disciplined switchfoot surfer from San Diego, California; winner of the 1972 United States Surfing Championships; the last top-drawer California surfer to give up longboarding, in 1968, and one of the first to take it back up full-time, in the late '70s. "Dobson's style, so much his own" Drew Kampion noted in 1969, "is one of the most unique and creative in the business, [and] he is one of the best surfers in California."

Dobson was born (1947) and raised in San Diego, and began...