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With over 60 years of experience Corky Carroll Surf Co. has developed surfing products to protect the body, inspire the soul, and create confidence in and out of the water. We empower individuals with confidence to live their dreams.

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1959

At age 11, Corky places 3rd in his first surf contest, the inaugural U.S. Surfboard Championships, at Huntington Beach, the first major surf contest ever to be held in California
Helped design the first authentic surf trunks with Nancy Katin and are still in production today

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1962

Wins the junior division of the San Clemente Surf Capades contest
Befriends Dick Dale, the “king of the surf guitar”

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1963

Lands sponsorship with Hobie Atler, the largest surfboard manufacture in the world at that time, and becomes the youngest member of the surf team

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1964

At age 16, becomes the first surfer ever to be paid to surf
Bruce Brown invites Corky to join the Endless Summer promotional tour in order to promote the most famous surf movie of all time
Appears on the Tonight Show with Johny Carson in New York and teaches Johny to skateboard
Appears on the first of three Merv Griffin Shows

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1965

Wins first place at the tom Morey Nose riding Invitational – The first contest ever to pay prize money
Lands endorsement contract with Jantzen Sportswear appearing on the back cover of almost every Surfer Magazine for seven straight years

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1966

Achieves USSA (surf tour) #1 ranking and the first of five consecutive “best all around surfer” awards

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1967

Wins International Big Wave Championship in Peru
Designs the first production short board solid in the U.S. called the 1967 Hobie Corky Carroll “Mini-model”
Appears on the TV show “What’s My Line”, trying to stump the panel as the world’s first “professional” surfer

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1968

Voted #1 surfer in the world by his surfing peers, the greatest award of his career
Wins World Small Wave Championship in Florida
Pictured on the cover of Surfer Magazine “hanging ten”
His Hobie CC Mini model achieves record sales

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1962–72

Corky wins over 100 surf contest worldwide

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1971–97

Released 19 albums of original music
Only surfer with hit Gold Record “Tan Punks on Boards” (1979)

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1980–Present

Appears in 13 Miller Lite Beer commercials as himself… the quintessential Californian Surfer
Other endorsements include Ocean Spray, Coca Cola, and P.T. Cruiser

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1983

Called “the most famous complete and total surfer ever” by Surfer Magazine

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1970–89

Appeared in over 10 surf movies and feature films including, “Pacific Vibrations” (1970), “North Shore” (1987) and “Under the Boardwalk” (1989)

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1989–Present

Wrote and published 3 books Surf Dog Days and Bitchen’ Nights (1988), Pier Pressure (1988) Pier Pressure Book 2: Surf Bumps
Currently publishes a weekly column in the Orange County, California “The Register,” based in Santa Ana, CA
Currently publishes a weekly column on his website corkycarroll.com

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2000–Present

Owner of Corky Carroll surf schools where he shares his passion with a new generation of surf enthusiasts

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2002

Indicated into the Surfing hall of Fame alongside fellow surfing greats Kelly Slater and Laird Hamilton

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2003–Present

Currently the voice of Grubby Grouper on the hit TV show, “Sponge Bob Square Pants”

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