Graham, Dick
Well-organized surfwear executive and surf magazine editor-photographer-publisher from Orange County, California; Surfing magazine cofounder in 1964. Graham was born (1937) in Hollywood, California, and began surfing at age 18, while attending Chapman University on a basketball scholarship. In 1960, following a two-year tour in the Marines, Graham was hired as a data processor for the Petersen Pu...
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International Surfing, February 1965 Subscribe to view
Dick Graham, mid-'60sSubscribe to view
Dick Graham (left) and Dale Velzy, 1967 Surfing Magazine Hall of Fame awardsSubscribe to view
Gary Propper, Cocoa Beach, 1967. Photo: Dick GrahamSubscribe to view
Mimi Munro, 1966. Photo: Dick GrahamSubscribe to view
Dick Graham and Midget Farrelly, Sydney, 1968Subscribe to view
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International Surfing, February 1965
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Dick Graham, mid-'60s
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Dick Graham (left) and Dale Velzy, 1967 Surfing Magazine Hall of Fame awards
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Gary Propper, Cocoa Beach, 1967. Photo: Dick Graham
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Mimi Munro, 1966. Photo: Dick Graham
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Dick Graham and Midget Farrelly, Sydney, 1968