Carson, Lance
Boisterous pointbreak specialist from Pacific Palisades, California; best known for his noseriding and deep-set turns at Malibu in the late '50s and '60s. "He was the best surfer there," Hollywood director/screenwriter and former Malibu surfer John Milius said in 1999. "He read the waves better, never made a mistake, and only fell off deliberately at the end of a ride . . . or if he was drunk." L...
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Lance Carson
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Lance Carson, 1964
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Lance Carson, early 1960s
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Lance Carson, Malibu, 1963. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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Lance Carson
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Lance Carson, Hermosa, 1963. Photo: LeRoy Grannis