Jacobs, Hap
Gentlemanly surfboard manufacturer from Hermosa Beach, California; founder of Jacobs Surfboards. "Hap so so low-key you rarely saw him," Steve Pezman wrote. "But he was a consummate craftsman, and Jacobs Surfboards was among the most important manufacturers during Surfing's Golden Age." Jacobs was born (1930) in Los Angeles, the son of a plumber, moved with his family to Hermosa in 1938, and bega...
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Hap Jacobs, Hermosa, 1962Subscribe to view
Hap Jacobs, 1967Subscribe to view
Jacobs Surfboards team, 1968Subscribe to view
Hap Jacobs, Haleiwa, early 1960sSubscribe to view
Hap Jacobs. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
(L to R) Dale Velzy, Hap Jacobs, Bill Meistrell, Bev Morgan, around 1955Subscribe to view
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Hap Jacobs, Hermosa, 1962
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Hap Jacobs, 1967
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Jacobs Surfboards team, 1968
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Hap Jacobs, Haleiwa, early 1960s
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Hap Jacobs. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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(L to R) Dale Velzy, Hap Jacobs, Bill Meistrell, Bev Morgan, around 1955