Surfer Poll Awards

Surf world popularity poll held annually since 1963, with winners selected by the readers of Surfer magazine; the awards are announced at a semiformal banquet ceremony. The Surfer Poll Awards were introduced by the magazine with a self-important flourish as "a historic first in the sport." First place in the all-male 1963 Poll debut went to power surfer Phil Edwards, 25, from Oceanside, California...