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ICYMI: Charlie Bunger, Local Surfing Legend, Dies At 77
Check out this story reported last week on Lindenhurst Patch.
In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in Lindenhurst Patch:
Surfing legend Charlie Bunger died Monday at the age of 77.
According to his bio on the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame website, Bunger was born in 1941 and raised in Brooklyn. He started surfing at the age of 18 after moving to Lindenhurst.
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His favorite surf spot was nearby Gilgo Beach; it was a very popular break in the '60s, once hosting the East Coast Championships.
In 1961, Bunger started shaping surfboards for local kids as a hobby at the age of 20 before opening the Bunger Surf Shop in Babylon in 1962.
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As the popularity of surfing continued to grow and word got out about Bunger's work, orders for his surfboards began to increase, according to the description on the surf shop's website.
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