Martinson, Mark
Barrel-chested regularfoot surfer from Long Beach, California; winner of the 1965 United States Surfing Championships, and globetrotting lead in a series of surf movies made by Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman in the mid- and late '60s. Martinson was born (1947) and raised in Long Beach, the son of a mechanic and stock-car racer father, and began surfing at age 10. Six years later he placed run...
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Mark Martinson (right), Baja, mid-1960s. Photo: Leo HetzelSubscribe to view
Mark Martinson, 1969. Photo: Brad BarrettSubscribe to view
Mark Martinson, Oceanside, 1964Subscribe to view
Mark Martinson, left. Photo: Dick GrahamSubscribe to view
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Mark Martinson
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Mark Martinson, 1965
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Mark Martinson (right), Baja, mid-1960s. Photo: Leo Hetzel
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Mark Martinson, 1969. Photo: Brad Barrett
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Mark Martinson, Oceanside, 1964
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Mark Martinson, left. Photo: Dick Graham