Oberholzer, Frankie
Camera-friendly pro surfer from Warner Beach, South Africa. Oberholzer was born (1972) in Port Elizabeth, raised in Warner Beach, south of Durban, and began riding waves at age nine on a discarded ironing board. He proved to be a surfer of rare talent, with only a passing interest—and virtually no skill—in organized competition. In 1991 the amiable and somewhat aimless regularfooter signed a four...
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Frankie Oberholtzer, 1992. Photo: Lance SlabbertSubscribe to view
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Frankie Oberholzer, Durban. Photo: Pat FlanaganSubscribe to view
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Frankie Oberholtzer, 1992. Photo: Lance Slabbert
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Frankie Oberholzer. Photo: Shaun P
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Frankie Oberholzer, Durban. Photo: Pat Flanagan
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Frankie Oberholzer. Photo: Shaun J
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Frankie Oberholzer, 1994
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Frankie Oberholzer, Durban, 2008. Photo: Pat Flanagan