Been a big fan forever Corky. Read your column all the time. Please don forget Kanvas by Katin, also a OC surfing icon. RIP Evelyn Katin, everyone's surf mom.
Cottons Point , in the early 70s when President Nixon was in town , you had to park at the pre-school hike down the cliff , avoid the San Diego express while walking along the RR tracks then once in the water , you had to scramble to get your board or the MPs got it , or you wound up in Brig at Pendelton the good old days now you drive in and its packed.
Corky loved Cottons for the same reason we all did. It was a point break with a rocky bottom, very consistent peak, great lefts, good rights, could handle any size swell, easy to paddle out. Whenever it was big we would go to Cottons. I remember one time it was a big south swell, I was early teens, had been surfing a few years. I was paddling out with a couple friends. We watch this guy take off behind the peak on a left. He does this stylish bottom turn, hits the lip in a classic pose like he owns the place then does this incredible cutback. When he paddled back out to the lineup we realized it was Corky Carroll trying out the first twin fin. I paddled back in just so I could watch him. That is just one of my Corky Carroll memories.
Darwins Friend- this guy was an awesome surfer in his day, one thing you cannot call him is a phony, he shredded for his day, he beat alot of the most famous surfers of all time in competition, surfed big waves without a leash, the whole 9 yards and you call him a kook?
Been a big fan forever Corky. Read your column all the time. Please don forget Kanvas by Katin, also a OC surfing icon. RIP Evelyn Katin, everyone's surf mom.
I got to surf right next to corky at Big surf in Arizona in the early seventies! Great guy!
I just want to give corky a hug, ha
Great to hear all the love for Corky - he's a great guy and a real legend both in surfing and Huntington Beach!
My dad use to see him at cottons all the time in the 70’s
Cottons Point , in the early 70s when President Nixon was in town , you had to park at the pre-school hike down the cliff , avoid the San Diego express while walking along the RR tracks then once in the water , you had to scramble to get your board or the MPs got it , or you wound up in Brig at Pendelton the good old days now you drive in and its packed.
My hero at fifteen years old was Denny "River Rat" Waller of Newport Beach. Corky and him were bitter enemies.
Corky has always been a good Soul!
Corky was one of the first "idols" along with Mike Hynson, Robert August, Miki Dora etc.
Really enjoyed this. I have read your column for years and it's good to watch you talk!
Corky loved Cottons for the same reason we all did. It was a point break with a rocky bottom, very consistent peak, great lefts, good rights, could handle any size swell, easy to paddle out. Whenever it was big we would go to Cottons. I remember one time it was a big south swell, I was early teens, had been surfing a few years. I was paddling out with a couple friends. We watch this guy take off behind the peak on a left. He does this stylish bottom turn, hits the lip in a classic pose like he owns the place then does this incredible cutback. When he paddled back out to the lineup we realized it was Corky Carroll trying out the first twin fin. I paddled back in just so I could watch him. That is just one of my Corky Carroll memories.
YES Corky is a good spirit and can always be a jokester.Funny and #NOT DONE YET. -Like the name of his new book 📖 😄
Corky Carroll was huge in my day! 5 summer stories.
Winter of 1968 we were surfing pipeline on a smaller day and he just ripped it apart.
I love a comment he made once about people who surfed without style , calling them " spastic disco gyraters " nailed it corky
Corky Carroll has surfed better days & better waves than anyone seeing this. He has "NOTHING" to prove. Stay stoked!
grubby grouper?!
@rmacvill really? I lived next door to him growing up in Huntington Beach from '94 to '00. =P
@tannerskates123 Dude Tanner! I love your skate videos man! They're NARLY! That's your papa too! SWEET MAN! WICKED!
Darwins Friend- this guy was an awesome surfer in his day, one thing you cannot call him is a phony, he shredded for his day, he beat alot of the most famous surfers of all time in competition, surfed big waves without a leash, the whole 9 yards and you call him a kook?
"Orange county housewives" !!!!!!!!!! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I WILL SAY THIS,HUNTINGTON BEACH,ESPECIALLY HUNTINGTON CLIFFS WAS NOT TOTALLY JACKED UP WITH LOCALISM LIKE TRESTLES HAS BEEN.