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Surfing Legend Woody Brown Passes Away Print E-mail
Written by KGMB9 News - news@kgmb9.com   
April 20, 2008 10:17 PM

 
Hawaii's surfing community is mourning the loss of one of the world's most renowned surfers. Woody Brown was a surfing pioneer. He was the 1968 world surfing champion and one of the first guys to build his own hollow plywood surfboard. Woody rode big waves with legends like Duke Kahanamoku. A few years ago his extraordinary life was profiled in a documentary.

"I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't want to wreck this beautiful body, the more you take care of it , it will take care of you," said Brown in a former interview.

Woody was much more than a legendary surfer. He also set altitude records as a glider pilot and invented the modern catamaran. Woody brown was 96-years-old.

Last Updated ( April 22, 2008 09:15 PM )
 

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