Midget Farrelly
Midget Farrelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernard Farrelly 13 September 1944 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 August 2016 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Surfer, designer, shaper, board maker |
| Known for | Farrelly Surfboards |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Spouse | Beverlie |
| Children | 3 daughters |
Bernard "Midget" Farrelly (13 September 1944 – 6 August 2016) was the first world surfing champion.
He was the first Australian to win a major surfing title, the 1962 Makaha International Surfing Championships, the unofficial world surfing championship of the day.[1] In 1964 he won the inaugural World Surfing Championship at Manly Beach in Sydney.[2][3][4]
Farrelly was also the first president, in 1961, of Australia's oldest surfboard riders club, Dee Why Surfing Fraternity, which still operates under the same name today.[5]
Farrelly was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and into the Surfing Walk of Fame at California's Huntington Beach in 2007.[6] Farrelly died on 6 August 2016, aged 71, from stomach cancer.[3][7][8]
References
- ^ Warshaw, Matt. "Makaha International Surfing Championships". Encyclopedia of Surfing. Carlsbad, CA: Surfer Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Nick (2000). "Midget Farrelly profile". Surfline. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
- ^ a b Warshaw, Matt (7 August 2016). "Remembering Farrelly". Surfer. Carlsbad, CA. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Warshaw, Matt. "Farrelly, Midget". Encyclopedia of Surfing. Carlsbad, CA: Surfer Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ 1960 Dee Why Surfing Fraternity, www.dysf.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2016
- ^ "Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Australia's Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly, surfing's first world champion, dies at 71". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. AAP. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Bungard, Matt (8 August 2016). "Australia's first world surfing champion, Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly, dies aged 71". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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