# Phil Edwards (surfer)

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American surfer

For other people with the same name, see [Phil Edwards (disambiguation)](/source/Phil_Edwards_(disambiguation)).

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**Philip Edwards** (born June 10, 1938) is an American surfer from [Oceanside](/source/Oceanside%2C_California), [California](/source/California).[1] He is credited with being the first to surf [the Banzai pipeline in Hawaii](/source/Banzai_Pipeline),[2] 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](/source/Sports_Illustrated) in 1966. Edwards was also featured prominently in the [Bruce Brown](/source/Bruce_Brown_(director)) films *[The Endless Summer](/source/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!"

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ahrens, Chris (September 17, 1992). ["Surfing the Wave of Tradition"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-17-nc-628-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved February 28, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Why is Banzai Pipeline the ultimate surfing wave?"](https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/why-is-banzai-pipeline-the-ultimate-surfing-wave). *surfertoday.com*. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

## External links

- [Phil Edwards](https://web.archive.org/web/20100209100242/http://www.legendarysurfers.com/surf/legends/lsc206_edwards.html) on Legendary Surfers

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