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Peter Townend: "You Gotta Put on a Show"

Credits: Hal Jepsen, Scott Dittrich, Jack McCoy, Dick Hoole, Steve Soderberg, Jerry Humphries, Bob Cording, Greg MacGillivray, Greg Huglin, Jim Freeman

Encyclopedia of Surfing
  • Big Wednesday
  • Bronzed Aussies
  • soul arch
  • Townend, Peter
History of Surfing
  • Follow the Money
  • Grand Prix Dream
Interviews
  • Peter Townend
Features
  • "A NINE-DAY ACID TRIP!" DREW KAMPION REPORTS FROM THE '72 WORLD TITLES
  • "THE ENDLESS SUMMER TURNS GOLDEN," SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERS THE 1976 SMIRNOFF PRO-AM
  • "YOU GOTTA PUT ON A SHOW!" PETER TOWNEND INTERVIEW (2014)
  • 1970s DUKE CLASSIC POWER RANKINGS: HAKMAN #1!
  • BRUCE VALLUZZI, PETER TOWNEND, AND THE DIY TRUTH OF THE 1977 FLORIDA PRO
The Sunday Joint
  • SUNDAY JOINT, 2-12-2023: SURF HOAXES WE HAVE LOVED
  • SUNDAY JOINT, 3-31-2024: SURFING’S BRUSH WITH GREATNESS
  • SUNDAY JOINT, 6-25-2023: HEY GANG! LET’S PUT ON A SURF CONTEST!
Videos
  • "Free Ride" footage, shot by Dan Merkel
  • 1974 Hang Ten American Pro
  • 1977 Stubbies Surf Classic, Burleigh Heads
  • Peter Townend
  • Peter Townend and the Rincon Hoax from "Fluid Drive" (1974)
Contests
  • 1972 Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Classic
  • 1972 Hang Ten American Pro
  • 1974 Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Classic
  • 1974 Smirnoff Pro-Am
  • 1975 Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro