Catri, Dick
Swashbuckling surfer-organizer-board manufacturer from Miami Beach, Florida; sometimes described as "the godfather of East Coast surfing." Catri was born (1938) in Carteret, New Jersey, moved with his family to south Florida at age seven, and was a state championship high jumper in high school. He worked in a Miami Beach high-dive comedy act in 1957, along with California transplant Jack Murphy, w...
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Dick Catri, 1968. Photo: Roger ScruggsSubscribe to view
Dick Catri, Cocoa Beach, mid-60sSubscribe to view
Dick Catri (left) and Jose Angel, Waimea, 1965. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Dick Catri, Shark Pit, 1966Subscribe to view
Dick Catri (right), 1967Subscribe to view
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Dick Catri
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Dick Catri, 1968. Photo: Roger Scruggs
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Dick Catri, Cocoa Beach, mid-60s
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Dick Catri (left) and Jose Angel, Waimea, 1965. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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Dick Catri, Shark Pit, 1966
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Dick Catri (right), 1967