Van Dyke, Fred
Bright, friendly, outspoken big-wave rider from Haleiwa, Hawaii; one of the first surfers, in the mid-'50s, to move permanently from California to the North Shore. Van Dyke was born (1929) in San Francisco, California, the son of a dentist, and learned to bodysurf as a teenager along the San Francisco-area beaches, but didn't ride stand-up until 1950, at age 20. He earned a double major B.A. in cr...
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Waimea Bay, 1959. Photo: John Severson/SURFERSubscribe to view
Fred Van Dyke, Sunset. Photo: Don JamesSubscribe to view
Fred Van Dyke. Photo: Don JamesSubscribe to view
Fred Van Dyke (left). Photo: Ron ChurchSubscribe to view
Fred Van Dyke, Pupakea. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
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Fred Van Dyke
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Waimea Bay, 1959. Photo: John Severson/SURFER
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Fred Van Dyke, Sunset. Photo: Don James
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Fred Van Dyke. Photo: Don James
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Fred Van Dyke (left). Photo: Ron Church
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Fred Van Dyke, Pupakea. Photo: John Severson