Scott Dillon

Scott Brewster Dillon, born on 19 August 1928 and died on 12 December 2018, was an Australian surfer and one of the early figures of the Australian surfing industry. He grew up around Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, where his father was secretary-treasurer and where he became a lifesaver at fifteen, and he was Australian amateur bantamweight boxing champion in 1952. He also took up free diving and spearfishing, raced midget and sedan cars to three New South Wales titles, and in 1961 began making balsa Malibu-style longboards under the name Scott Dillon Surfboards at Brookvale. From 1963 he visited Hawaii every year and represented Australia at each Oahu surf championship from 1963 to 1975. He was inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame in 2004 as one of the original six legends of Australian surfing, and he later ran the Legends Surf Museum near Coffs Harbour.