Massfeller, Steve
Regularfoot surfer from Daytona Beach, Florida; a big-wave revivalist in the early 1980s, and very nearly the first world pro tour fatality, after a head injury in the 1983 Pipeline Masters. Massfeller was born (1955) and raised in Daytona Beach, the son of a lawyer (father) and a nurse (mother), began surfing at age nine, and moved to the North Shore of Oahu in 1974, not long after graduating fro...
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Steve Massfeller, Waimea, 1983. Photo: SatoSubscribe to view
Steve Massfeller, 1979. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Steve Massfeller. Photo: Larry PierceSubscribe to view
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Steve Massfeller pulled from the water during '83 Pipeline Masters. Photo: Brian BielmannSubscribe to view
Steve Massfeller, Duranbah, 1979Subscribe to view
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Steve Massfeller, Waimea, 1983. Photo: Sato
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Steve Massfeller, 1979. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Steve Massfeller. Photo: Larry Pierce
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Steve Massfeller, 1979
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Steve Massfeller pulled from the water during '83 Pipeline Masters. Photo: Brian Bielmann
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Steve Massfeller, Duranbah, 1979