Collins, Richie
Emotional and eccentric regularfoot pro surfer from Newport Beach, California; world-ranked #8 in 1989 and 1990; as famous in the surf world for his oversize, trash-talking personality as for his inventive high-speed floater maneuvers. Collins was born (1969) and raised in Newport Beach, the son of surfboard-maker Lance Collins, founder of Wave Tools Surfboards. Lance took Richie out surfing as a...
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Richie Collins, 1990. Photo: John Seaton CallahanSubscribe to view
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Richie Collins, 1988 Coldwater Classic winner, Santa Cruz. Photo: Rob GilleySubscribe to view
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Richie Collins
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Richie Collins. Photo: Tom Servais
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Richie Collins. Photo: Rob Gilley
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Richie Collins, 1990. Photo: John Seaton Callahan
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Richie Collins, 1989. Photo: Peter Brouillet
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Richie Collins, 1988 Coldwater Classic winner, Santa Cruz. Photo: Rob Gilley