"THE MAN WITH THE RED-HOT PLANER," TOM PARRISH PROFILE BY DREW KAMPION (1976)

Drew Kampion's profile on Tom Parrish ran in the December 1976 issue of Surfing. This version has been slightly edited. * * * Picture, if you will, the annual onslaught: the world's finest surfers converging in a swift no-nonsense manner for the winter festivities on Oahu's North Shore, almost like corporate honchos on a whirlwind business tour with definite aims and limited time. With the incre...