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David Earl Weber, (born August 18, 1938 in Denver, Colorado, died January 6, 1993), known as Dewey Weber, was an American surfer. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he stood out for his unique surfing style. Out of the water, he became a national yo-yo champion, a CIF wrestling champion, appeared in several feature films, and started a successful surfboard manufacturing company. Hermosa Beach unveiled Dewey Weber sculpture in front of Community Center November 14th, 2015. Sculpture is based on the iconic photo taken by surf photographer Leroy Grannis. ==Early years== The only child of a German working-class family, Dewey was exposed to water at an early age through his babysitter who was a lifeguard at a nearby pool. His father, Earl, was a truck driver and his mother, Gladys, worked at Denver's Nabisco cracker factory. At the age of 5, his family moved to Manhattan Beach, California. The local surf club included relatively well-known surfers such as Dale Velzy, Bob Hogan, and Barney Biggs. Biggs was the first to notice Dewey and lent him a board when he was only 9. When he was 8, his mother took him to an audition where he won a part as Buster Brown, a comic book character adopted by the Brown Shoe Company. By the age of 14 he was also a three-time National Duncan Yo-Yo Champion, appearing on the national television show ''You Bet Your Life'', hosted by Groucho Marx. In high school, Weber's short, stocky frame (5'3", 130 pounds) was perfect for wrestling and he received a varsity letter in his freshman year. By the time he graduated he was a three-time CIF westling champion at Mira Costa High, graduating in 1956. He went on to become an All-State performer at El Camino College and later qualified for the Olympic Wrestling team, but an injury just before the event kept him from competing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dewey Weber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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