Smith, Col (Sydney)
Dynamic Australian goofyfoot surfer from Narrabeen, New South Wales; winner of the 1977 Australian National Titles, and progenitor in the late '60s and early '70s, along with fellow Aussie Wayne Lynch, of high-performance backside surfing. "I just started going up and down the wave instead of along it," he later said with a shrug. Smith was born (1948) in Sydney, grew up in the landlock suburb by...
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Col Smith (center), 1977 Bells contest. Photo: Hugh McLeodSubscribe to view
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Col Smith (Sydney)
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Col Smith
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Col Smith, early 1970s
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Col Smith, Bells,1970
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Col Smith (center), 1977 Bells contest. Photo: Hugh McLeod
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Col Smith, Narrabeen