Chris Hawk

Chris Hawk: Christopher Lee Hawk (February 16, 1951 – October 23, 2009) was an American surfer and board shaper.

Hawk was born in Maywood, California in 1951. During the 1980s, he became a surfboard shaper, and his boards were popular among locals in Orange County.^[1]

On September 18, Hawk was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach. The induction normally takes place in July each year during the U.S. Open of Surfing, but Hawk's induction was moved forward because he had been diagnosed with terminal oral cancer.^[2] Just over a month after the induction, Hawk succumbed to the cancer and died on October 23 at his home in San Clemente.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "PASSINGS: Chris Hawk". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 2009. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings1-2009nov01,0,6299693.story.

^ "Legendary Surfer Chris Hawk Dies At 58". KCBS-TV. October 25, 2009. http://cbs2.com/local/Chris.Hawk.Surfer.2.1269130.html.

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Name Hawk, Chris

Alternative names Hawk, Christopher Lee (full name)

Short description American surfer and board shaper

Date of birth February 16, 1951

Place of birth Maywood, California, USA

Date of death October 23, 2009

Place of death San Clemente, California, USA

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Persondata
Name	Hawk, Chris
Alternative names	Hawk, Christopher Lee (full name)
Short description	American surfer and board shaper
Date of birth	February 16, 1951
Place of birth	Maywood, California, USA
Date of death	October 23, 2009
Place of death	San Clemente, California, USA