Fred Hemmings
…became the forerunner to the World Surfing League. In 1983, Hemmings combined the Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, the Duke Classic at Sunset Beach, and the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park, into the Triple Crown of Surfing. The Honolulu Advertiser heralded Fred Hemmings as the "father…