Tag: Surfer

  • Patti McGee

    Patti McGee

    Patti McGee (born August 23, 1945) began surfing at age 12 in San Diego and was part of the Pump House Gang in her teens. When she saw a skateboard in 1962 at the Hollywood Teen Fair during her Easter vacation, it seemed like a great option for days when there was no surf. Pat’s…

  • Linda Benson

    Linda Benson

    Linda Benson, a world champion surfer from the late 1950s and ’60s was the first woman to have a signature skateboard when Hansen Surfboards designed the “Linda Benson Model” in 1964. Benson explained to Patty Segovia and Rebecca Heller in their book Skater Girl what the early skateboards were like. “We were riding 2x4s cut…