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. He was named one of the countries “50 Most Influential Surfers” in 1992 by Australia’s Surfing Life magazine. --SP (Paraphrased, quoted and otherwise lifted without permission nor the slightest pang of conscience from Matt Warshaw’s ultimate research trove The Surfing Encyclopedia.) Photo: Jack Eden