Purpus, Mike
Flamboyant regularfoot surfer from Hermosa Beach, California; a seven-time finalist in the United States Surfing Championships, and the West Coast's most progressive and entertaining surfer of the 1970s. Purpus was born (1948) in Santa Monica, California, raised in Hermosa Beach, and began surfing at age 10. He placed fourth in the juniors division of the 1965 U.S. Championships; moving up to the...
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Purpus and Lopez, Sharing at Pipeline, 1975Subscribe to view
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Mike Purpus, from the Surfing Comedy Annual '74. Photo: Jeff DawberSubscribe to view
Mike Purpus, Sunset, 1966. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Mike Purpus. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Mike Purpus, mid-'70s. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view

Purpus and Lopez, Sharing at Pipeline, 1975

Mike Purpus

Mike Purpus, from the Surfing Comedy Annual '74. Photo: Jeff Dawber

Mike Purpus, Sunset, 1966. Photo: LeRoy Grannis

Mike Purpus. Photo: Jeff Divine

Mike Purpus, mid-'70s. Photo: Jeff Divine