Surfer magazine ran a feature in 1965 titled “Phil Edwards Picks the Top Ten Noseriders.” Heading the list was a 17-year-old goofyfooter with a last name that the surf world was still stumbling over—David Nuuhiwa. The Hawaiian pronunciation was something close to “Newee-He-Wa.” To kids on the beach it was either “New-Way-Va” or “New-Whee-Va.”
Edwards’ list was a who’s-who of high performance surfers in the mid-'60s. It included Corky Carroll, a junior division chatterbox who went on to become...
