HERMOSA BEACH SURFERS WALK OF FAME

The Surfers Walk of Fame is located on the Hermosa Beach Pier. Hermosa Beach is the official birthplace of surfing in California. Through their radical changes of board design and evolving techniques, these surfers made riding the waves a new sport for fun and competition. We honor these 7 charter members and 16 pioneers of surfing with bronze plaques that are embedded on the pier at the shoreline. The dedication took place on March 29, 2003.

The seven charter Surfers Walk of Fame Members are: Bing Copland, Hap Jacobs, Greg Noll, Mike Purpus, Jeff Stoner, Dale Velzy and Dewey Weber (1969 National Surfing Champion).

The oldest surfer attending the ceremony was 85-year old Leroy Grannis, who continued surfing and taking surf photos until his early 80's.

The ceremony was inspired and directed by Hermosa businessman Roger E. Bacon, who also raised $20,000 for the Walk of Fame. (Pictures reprinted from Easy Reader 04/03/03)

Hap Jacobs	Mike Purpus	Roger and Bob Bacon
Greg Noll	Dale Velzy	Velzy and Leroy Grannis
2003	2006
-Seven Charter Members Hap Jacobs Greg Noll Dale Velzy Dewey Weber Mike Purpus Bing Copeland Rick Stoner -Honorary Members: Phil Becker Eddie Talbot Dru Harrison - Sixteen Pioneer Members: Doc Ball Mary Kerwin Riehl Hop Swarts Fred Kerwin Leroy Grannis John Kerwin Jim Bailey Ted Kerwin Jim Kerwin Bill Edgar Ed Edgar Al Holland Bob Bacon Paul Matthies Ward Baker Cliff Tucker 2004 -Honorary Members: Linda Benson Sonny Vardeman Bob & Bill Meistrell John Joseph 2005 -Honorary Members: George Freeth Darryl Dickie Chris Bredeson Mary Setterholm	-Honorary Members: Mike “Bones” Bright John Baker -Honorary Pioneer Members: Wally Bennett “Tullie” Clark Douglas Craig John Dominis Mark Kauffman Joseph Kerwin Art Rogers Olin “Olie” Scrivens Jr. 2007 -Honorary Members: John Whitney Guild Alf Laws Mike Stevenson Donald Takayama -Honoray Pioneer Members: Toby Erlinger Bev Morgan Patrick O’ Connor Rosemari Reimers-Rice 2008 Henry Ford Jeff "Peff" Eick

If you would like to nominate a potential member to the Surfers Walk of Fame, please download an application form here (PDF File). Nominations are being accepted until 6 pm on February 11, 2008. Please submit completed applications to the Department of Community Resources, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. For additional information, please call (310) 318-0280.