Dobson, Dale
Enduring and highly disciplined switchfoot surfer from San Diego, California; winner of the 1972 United States Surfing Championships; the last top-drawer California surfer to give up longboarding, in 1968, and one of the first to take it back up full-time, in the late '70s. "Dobson's style, so much his own" Drew Kampion noted in 1969, "is one of the most unique and creative in the business, [and] ...
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Dale Dobson, Steamer Lane, 1969. Photo: Brad BarrettSubscribe to view
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Dale Dobson
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Dale Dobson, 1968
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Dale Dobson. Photo: Brad Barrett
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Dale Dobson, Steamer Lane, 1969. Photo: Brad Barrett
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Dale Dobson, 1968. Photo: Brad Barrett
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Dale Dobson, bottom, 1968. Photo: Brad Barrett