Kevin Brennan, at fifteen, was winner of both the Juniors and Men’s divisions of the 1965 New South Wales state titles, in the process taking down the royalty of Australian surfing: Midget Farrelly, Nat Young and Robert Conneeley. At a wee 4’9” tall and weighing 94 pounds, Brennan none-the-less surfed powerfully and dynamically, “snap turning where other riders maintained trim and switching stance at will.” Brennan overdosed on heroin at age 25.