WATCH: LONG-LOST 1966 MADE-FOR-TV MAKAHA CONTEST

This one had me baffled. Fred Hemmings won the 1966 Makaha contest, with George Downing runner-up, and ABC filmed it for a Wide World of Sports segment. So how come this recently-unearthed Wide World of Sports clip of the 1966 International Surfing Championship (above) has Nat Young in first, followed by a pair of juniors, Reno Abellira and Mike Purpus? I found the answer, by accident, while searc...