Noll, Greg (1937 – 2021)
Boorish but charismatic big-wave rider originally from Manhattan Beach, California; one of the original Waimea Bay chargers; founder of Greg Noll Surfboards; sometimes referred to as the "Babe Ruth of surfing."
Noll was born Greg Lawhead (1937) in San Diego, California, moved to Manhattan Beach at age six with his just-divorced mother, and changed his name when she married chemical engineer Ash Noll. He began surfing at age 11, and by the early '50s was one of the Los Angeles area's best hot...