McNamara, Liam
Versatile, hard-charging goofyfooter from the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii; younger brother of big-wave showman Garrett McNamara. Liam was born (1969) in Berkeley, California, and began surfing at age nine after moving with his family to Hawaii. By the mid-1980s he was gaining notice for his first-generation aerial moves at Rocky Point, and for his deep and fearless, if ungainly, attack at Pipeline...
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Liam McNamara, 1990. Photo: Tom ServaisSubscribe to view
Liam McNamara, North Shore, early 1990sSubscribe to view
Liam McNamara, Rocky Point, around 1987Subscribe to view
Liam McNamara (right) and Rob Page, Pipeline, 1995. Photo: Brian BielmannSubscribe to view
Liam McNamara, Pipeline, 1989. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
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Liam McNamara
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Liam McNamara, 1990. Photo: Tom Servais
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Liam McNamara, North Shore, early 1990s
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Liam McNamara, Rocky Point, around 1987
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Liam McNamara (right) and Rob Page, Pipeline, 1995. Photo: Brian Bielmann
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Liam McNamara, Pipeline, 1989. Photo: Art Brewer