Brocode.life Podcast

#27 - The Why Series with Corky Carroll

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In this episode we talk to Corky Carroll who has the prestigious honour of being the worlds first professional surfer.Corky's Bio Carroll started his career in 1959 at a very early age and by the time he retired in 1972, he was only 24 years old. From 1966-1970 he won the United States Surfing Championship and also won the International Surfing Championship three times. Altogether, Carroll won over 100 surfing competitions. After his surfing career, he became a musician and recorded nine albums along with writing several books on surfing. He subsequently opened a surfing school in California and designed surf boards. He frequently serves as the color commentator for world surfing events such as the annual competition in Huntington Beach, and pens a column in the Orange County Register. Television audiences can be familiar with him through a cameo on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. He resides with his wife and family in Mexico in their beach-side home. He has a home in Zihuatanejo, Mexico where he of