"STORM WAVE WIPES OUT CHAMP SURFER," HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, DECEMBER 5, 1969
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By Tomi Knaefler Star-Bulletin Writer Greg Noll, one of the best of the big wave riders, yesterday came uncomfortably close to being a victim of Oahu's surf storm. Noll and six other big-league surfers were drawn to the challenge of the massive 25-foot waves at Makaha. About 1:30 pm, Noll chose his challenge which another surfing champ, Fred Hemmings, described as "the biggest wave I’ve ever se...
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