Philip Edwards (born June 10, 1938) is a legendary surfer. He is credited with being the first to surf the Banzai pipeline in Hawaii

Banzai Pipeline

The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef...

, 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

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...

 in 1966. Edwards was also featured prominently in the Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film...

 films The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer is a 1966 film in the surf movie genre.Director Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. Despite the balmy climate of their native California, cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter...

and before that Surfing Hollow Days which featured the first film footage of Pipeline.

External links

• http://www.surfline.com/surfaz/surfaz.cfm?id=795
• http://www.legendarysurfers.com/surf/legends/lsc206_edwards.html