Hoffman, Philip "Flippy"
Gravel-voiced surfer and textile exec from Capistrano Beach, California; a pioneering big-wave rider on the North Shore of Oahu in the early 1950s, and one of the first surfers, in 1975, to ride Kaena Point. Hoffman was born (1930) in Glendale, California, raised in Hollywood and Laguna Beach, and began surfing at age 13 at San Onofre. In late 1952, after viewing an 8-millimeter reel of the big w...
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Flippy Hoffman, Pipeline, 1968. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
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Flippy Hoffman (center, all white), Makaha, around 1954Subscribe to view
Flippy Hoffman, Sunset, late '80s. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Flippy Hoffman, 1990sSubscribe to view
Flippy Hoffman, 1982. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Flippy Hoffman, Pipeline, 1968. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
Flippy Hoffman
Flippy Hoffman (center, all white), Makaha, around 1954
Flippy Hoffman, Sunset, late '80s. Photo: Jeff Divine
Flippy Hoffman, 1990s
Flippy Hoffman, 1982. Photo: Jeff Divine