Phil Edwards (surfer)

{{Short description|American surfer}} {{other people||Phil Edwards (disambiguation)}} {{BLP one source|date=April 2012}}

'''Philip Edwards''' (born June 10, 1938) is an American surfer from [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ahrens|first=Chris|title=Surfing the Wave of Tradition|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-17-nc-628-story.html|access-date=February 28, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 17, 1992}}</ref> He is credited with being the first to surf [[Banzai Pipeline|the Banzai pipeline in Hawaii]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Why is Banzai Pipeline the ultimate surfing wave?|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/why-is-banzai-pipeline-the-ultimate-surfing-wave |website=surfertoday.com |accessdate=6 November 2019 |date=4 February 2012}}</ref> being the first professional surfer, and creating the first signature surf board. He was the subject of a cover story, and his photo appeared on the cover of [[Sports Illustrated]] in 1966. Edwards was also featured prominently in the [[Bruce Brown (director)|Bruce Brown]] films ''[[The Endless Summer]]'' and before that ''Surfing Hollow Days'' which featured the first film footage of Pipeline. He is also credited to have said: "The best surfer is that one, who is having more fun in the water!"

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== External links == * * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100209100242/http://www.legendarysurfers.com/surf/legends/lsc206_edwards.html Phil Edwards] on Legendary Surfers

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