GERRY LOPEZ, BOY REPORTER—BEFORE HE WAS MR. PIPELINE, LOPEZ COVERED THE SURF BEAT FOR THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER
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Gerry Lopez was Hawaii's hottest young gun in 1969, coming up so fast at Pipeline that Jock Sutherland bailed to the Army rather than defend his turf. I made that last part up, but who knows? Lopez was 20 years old, looked 16, and not only was both smooth and progressive in the water, he was also a Brewer-mentored shaper, a tough competitor, and a yogi-in-training. He was going places. Everybody k...
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