Owl Chapman

Craig Elmer Chapman, known as Owl Chapman, is a surfer who is considered one of the fathers of the short board revolution. According to the English Wikipedia article he pioneered board riding with early designs made on Oahu by Dick Brewer, including the minigun. The article says the school of surf he comes from differs from the Australian and South African surfers who are best known from Bustin Down The Door. Chapman, on the other hand, worked within the Hawaiian community as a resident of the North Shore to further the short board revolution. The article gives no birth date or nationality for him.