Damm, Jon
Cosmopolitan goofyfoot surfer from Hawaii, best known as a Pipeline specialist in the mid- and late-'80s. Damm was born in Chicago (1957), but his father, an executive with Sherwin-Williams Paints, moved his family to prerevolution Cuba, then El Salvador, Venezuela, Ohio, and finally Puerto Rico, where Damm began surfing at age 13. He was a three-time Puerto Rican national champion (1973–75); in 1...
Subscribe or Login
Plans start at $5, cancel anytimeTrouble logging-in? Contact us.
Jon DammSubscribe to view
Jon Damm. Photo: Dean WilmottSubscribe to view
Jon Damm, Pipeline, 1988. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Jon Damm. Photo: Tom ServaisSubscribe to view
Jon Damm, Rocky Point. Photo: Dan Merkel / A-FrameSubscribe to view
Jon Damm, Pipeline. Photo: Aaron LloydSubscribe to view
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/83e4cdad0d6468b41a349cb5d7ae134cc196fd9e-1280x720.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/e54cbb1b04fbff5fd93f95020eb6eefa65a61f5b-900x829.jpg?rect=0,289,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm. Photo: Dean Wilmott
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/c44134427f8b8e4aa4adf69f3d16d18c1bb3b722-670x900.jpg?rect=0,523,670,377&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm, Pipeline, 1988. Photo: Jeff Divine
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/2b8ff3827f469d4339ea27851f5736559df1bdb4-900x703.jpg?rect=0,40,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm. Photo: Tom Servais
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/0db2cc877fda82314b1ffeea0ebd10e84fdf6acb-900x631.jpg?rect=0,16,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm, Rocky Point. Photo: Dan Merkel / A-Frame
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/53762858dd537aeb4df1f96f582f1a7e3d2a1607-900x665.jpg?rect=0,117,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Jon Damm, Pipeline. Photo: Aaron Lloyd