California’s Deep History with Surfing
Clip: Season 3 Episode 3 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Dick Metz founded the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center to document the sport's history.
Dick Metz's lifelong love of surfing began in the 1930s, when he took up surfing. He founded the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center as a way to document the sport's pioneers and innovations over the years. We talk about California surfing's early days with Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth, the technological advances of the surfboard and the concept of lifeguarding.
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California’s Deep History with Surfing
Clip: Season 3 Episode 3 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Dick Metz's lifelong love of surfing began in the 1930s, when he took up surfing. He founded the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center as a way to document the sport's pioneers and innovations over the years. We talk about California surfing's early days with Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth, the technological advances of the surfboard and the concept of lifeguarding.
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