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Image Not Available for Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.
Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.
Image Not Available for Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.

Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.

Date1980
ClassificationsPhotographs
Object numberP.4941
DescriptionLaguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980. Dick says it might've been Red's retirement party.
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Image Not Available for Getting ready for the first Brooks Street Laguna surfing contest in Laguna Beach 1955- Dick's high school coach Red Geyer as starter.
Getting ready for the first Brooks Street Laguna surfing contest in Laguna Beach 1955- Dick's high school coach Red Geyer as starter.
1955
Image Not Available for Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.
Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.
1955
Image Not Available for Dick Metz partying with friends at a Laguna Beach High School Class reunion- 1980- taken by Shirley.
Dick Metz partying with friends at a Laguna Beach High School Class reunion- 1980- taken by Shirley.
1980
Image Not Available for Quinn's Bar - Papaete, Tahiti - 1958. Dick's first Africa trip. Dick says they docked and they walked right into the bar. The most famous bar in the South Seas.
Quinn's Bar - Papaete, Tahiti - 1958. Dick's first Africa trip. Dick says they docked and they walked right into the bar. The most famous bar in the South Seas.
1958
Image Not Available for Unknown, Raymond Patterson, Corky, Mickey, Diane (Mickey's first wife), Phil Edwards, Heidi Edwards, Boscoe Burns, Dick's date, and Dick took the photo-Dana Point Mafia 1963.
Unknown, Raymond Patterson, Corky, Mickey, Diane (Mickey's first wife), Phil Edwards, Heidi Edwards, Boscoe Burns, Dick's date, and Dick took the photo-Dana Point Mafia 1963.
1963
Image Not Available for Neal Frank, Al Weimers, Dick Metz, Millie Tremain, Smitty, and Dick's girlfriend from Balboa Island on the beach in front of the Waikiki Surf Club in Hawaii-1954.
Neal Frank, Al Weimers, Dick Metz, Millie Tremain, Smitty, and Dick's girlfriend from Balboa Island on the beach in front of the Waikiki Surf Club in Hawaii-1954.
1954
Image Not Available for 1st Brooks Street Surfing Contest - circa 1955 - Longest running surf contest. At the Judge's stand- Red Geyer (in the hat standing up), L-R John Creed, Boris Alanen(sp?), Ray Bruner, Walter Hoffman, Byron Kough, and Drano-Laguna Beach.
1st Brooks Street Surfing Contest - circa 1955 - Longest running surf contest. At the Judge's stand- Red Geyer (in the hat standing up), L-R John Creed, Boris Alanen(sp?), Ray Bruner, Walter Hoffman, Byron Kough, and Drano-Laguna Beach.
circa 1955
19 different business cards (Hobie, SHF, and Eco-Expeditions)
19 different business cards (Hobie, SHF, and Eco-Expeditions)
Image Not Available for Dick Metz running the high hurdles at Chaffee College in 1948- notice no spikes (Dick says he ran faster barefoot)
Dick Metz running the high hurdles at Chaffee College in 1948- notice no spikes (Dick says he ran faster barefoot)
1948
Image Not Available for Dick Metz's mother (Edna May) was a 4th grade teacher at Laguna Beach Grammar School- Jane Petty (biggest historian in Laguna) standing next to Dick's mom -1941.
Dick Metz's mother (Edna May) was a 4th grade teacher at Laguna Beach Grammar School- Jane Petty (biggest historian in Laguna) standing next to Dick's mom -1941.
1941
Image Not Available for Playing volleyball at Main Beach in Laguna Beach - circa 1955
Playing volleyball at Main Beach in Laguna Beach - circa 1955
Image Not Available for Surfboards Hawaii Contest at Haleiwa on November 29, 1964. From the Dick Metz collection. Left to right - John Orr, Frank Keuma, James Bryant, Jock Sutherland, Jeff Hakman, Dick Brewer, Butch Van Artsdalen, John Clark, Tiger Espere, Fred Hemmings Jr. and Kiki Spangler.
Surfboards Hawaii Contest at Haleiwa on November 29, 1964. From the Dick Metz collection. Left to right - John Orr, Frank Keuma, James Bryant, Jock Sutherland, Jeff Hakman, Dick Brewer, Butch Van Artsdalen, John Clark, Tiger Espere, Fred Hemmings Jr. and Kiki Spangler.