Allen Holder

Allen "Dempsey" Holder (1920 to 1997) was one of the earliest surfers in the south county of San Diego, California. He was among the first surfers to ride the big surf off the coast of the Tijuana sloughs, in 1937. Beyond surfing, he was head of the Imperial Beach lifeguard services for many years, and the public safety building that houses the sheriff and lifeguard services there is now named after him in recognition of his contributions to surfing and public safety. This description rests on the text of his English Wikipedia article, which is short, so it records only what that article states about his surfing and his lifeguard career.