Allen Sarlo

Allen Sarlo, born on 9 January 1958, is an American surfer best known as one of the original members of the Z-Boys surf and skateboarding team. Surfing Magazine recognized him as the first to kill a wave, and the aggressive, slashing style he pioneered in the 1970s earned him the nickname Wave Killer and the title King of Malibu. He grew up in the part of Venice, California known as Dogtown, began surfing at five, won his first competition at thirteen, took first place at the Malibu 4-A contest in 1974 and won the West Coast Junior Championships. He joined the professional international circuit in 1977 and won the Malibu International in both 2008 and 2009.