Starr, Rusty
Regularfoot surfer from Hawaii; winner of the juniors division of the 1969 Hawaii State Championships. One year later, at just 17, he was invited to the debut Expression Session event, along with 19 other world-class—and much better-known—surfers from around the world. At that time, the slender blond-haired Starr was described by Gerry Lopez in a Surfing magazine profile as "a Zorro and a flash, c...
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(L to R) Rusty Starr, Kenoe Downing, Tomi WinkerSubscribe to view
Rusty Starr, Velzyland, 1970. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
Rusty Starr (left) and Tomi WinklerSubscribe to view
Rusty Starr, far left, around 1964Subscribe to view
Rusty Starr, 1969. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
Rusty Starr, 1970. Photo: Peter FrenchSubscribe to view
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(L to R) Rusty Starr, Kenoe Downing, Tomi Winker
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Rusty Starr, Velzyland, 1970. Photo: Art Brewer
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Rusty Starr (left) and Tomi Winkler
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Rusty Starr, far left, around 1964
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Rusty Starr, 1969. Photo: Art Brewer
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Rusty Starr, 1970. Photo: Peter French