Nat Young (1974)

Nat Young of Australia, world champion in 1966 at age 18, made a return to competitive surfing in 1974, for the Coca-Cola Surfabout event in Sydney—with it's purse of $7,000, the Coke was the second-richest contest held that year, after the Smirnoff Pro-Am. Young, 27—ancient by standards of the time—finished 3rd in the event, and surprised onlookers by donating his $600 winnings to the Labour Part...

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