Greg Noll

Greg Noll
Personal information
BornGreg Lawhead
(1937-02-11)February 11, 1937
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 2021(2021-06-28) (aged 84)
Crescent City, California
Surfing career
Years active1957–1969
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular
QuiverLong boards, Guns
Favorite wavesBanzai Pipeline

Greg Noll (né Lawhead; February 11, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American pioneer of big wave surfing[1] and a prominent longboard shaper.[2] Nicknamed "Da Bull" by Phil Edwards in reference to his physique and way of charging down the face of a wave,[3] he was on the U.S. lifeguard team that introduced Malibu boards to Australia around the time of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1] He produced a "legendary"[4] series of five Search for Surf films.[5]

  1. ^ a b Kampion, Drew (October 2000). "Greg Noll". Surfing A to Z. Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Bradley, Ryan (May 17, 2007). "Q+A: Greg Noll on Surfing as Art, Life". National Geographic Adventure. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Greg Noll – Shaping the Future". World Champions of Surfing. IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2010. Nicknamed 'Da Bull' by Phil Edwards for his girth and hard charging, 'bull-headed' approach to riding giant waves
  4. ^ "Surfworld". Australia Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Warshaw, Matt (2005). "Noll, Greg". In Matt Warshaw (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Inc. pp. 413–414.