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An image from that film of Weber surfing Makaha became the symbol of the United States Surfing Association. Weber appeared in nearly every surfing movie of the late 1950s and the 1960s, including Slippery When Wet (1958), Cat on a Hot Foam Board (1959), [ 2 ] and Walk on the Wet Side (1963).
May 23, 2021 · As polyurethane foam and fiberglass made surfing more accessible to larger numbers of beach and ocean lovers, Dewey Weber found himself at the right place at the right time. Surfing had gained such a popularity that, at the start of the 1960s, Hollywood was promoting it -- albiet in its own way.
Jan 12, 2013 · It all started with Bud Browne’s great 1957 surfing film “Cat on a Hot Foam Board.” It starred Phil Edwards and Dewey – who have totally contrasting personalities and approaches to surfing.
- The “Little Man on Wheels”
- Surf Bum to Entrepreneur
- Industry Leader
He was the first “hotdogger.” A compact bundle of energy. He assaulted surfing with a unique flamboyant style. Dewey Weber was the guy who could quick step to the nose and never settle for less than maximum in the turn. Drew Kampion, of Surfing Magazine, said, “With his trademark red trunks, platinum blond hair, and a definite attitude, Dewey defin...
In the summer of 1960, relinquishing an athletic college scholarship, Dewey Weber embraced the world of business, on a surfboard. He borrowed $1500.00 to open a two-room surf shop on the beach in Venice, California. At twenty-two years old he was making surfboards in one room, selling them in the other and surfing every day. Within five years, he w...
In 1960, Dewey sat down with a man at the print shop and designed his mark. He used his favorite colors; red, white, and black; and put his signature in a flared rectangle. He put the mark on everything. He wore the colors and made sure it was “in your face.” It became internationally recognized. By 1962, he was selling Dewey Weber T-shirts with hi...
A look back at the life, loss and legacy of California surfing icon Dewey Weber. View Gallery. Linda Benson recalls that it was sometime in August 1959 that she and David “Dewey” Weber had Trestles all to themselves for a brief, but memorable, surf session. The day was hot—almost uncomfortably so.
Feb 8, 2017 · Matt Warshaw’s latest History Of Surfing chapter dropped a few days ago, and it’s all about Malibu’s “Little Man on Wheels,” Dewey Weber. An expert hotdogger, and one of the ’50s-generations’ most talented surfers, Weber brought a showmanship dripping with ambition and self-critical intensity.
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Flashy bleach-blond surfer and boardmaker of the late '50s and '60s from Hermosa Beach, California; a hotdogging icon; founder and owner of surf industry powerhouse Weber Surfboards. Weber was born (1938) in Denver, Colorado, the son of a truck driver, moved with his family at age five to Manhattan Beach (just north of Hermosa), and began ...
