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Clarification Regarding the Passing of Surfing Legend Greg "Da Bull" Noll

CRESCENT CITY, California — Recent online reports linking big-wave surfing icon Greg Noll to a September 2026 death notice stem from automated content aggregators or erroneous location queries. In reality, Greg Noll passed away from natural causes on Monday, June 28, 2021, at the age of 84 in Crescent City, California. Born Greg Lawhead in San Diego on February 11, 1937, Noll grew up in Manhattan Beach, where he began shaping surfboards and paddling into southern California surf. Career Achievements and Big-Wave LegacyNicknamed "Da Bull" for his muscular build, aggressive stance, and signature black-and-white jailhouse-striped board shorts, Noll was a pioneering figure in Hawaiian big-wave surfing during the 1950s and 1960s. He was among the first group of mainland surfers to charge monstrous waves at Waimea Bay and Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. In December 1969, during a massive swell at Makaha, Noll rode what was widely regarded as the largest wave ever surfed up to that time—a legendary ride that capped his big-wave career before he retired from heavy surf to become a commercial fisherman and shaper in Northern California. Life, Family, and Surfing Legacy

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Clarification Regarding the Passing of Surfing Legend Greg "Da Bull" Noll

CRESCENT CITY, California — Recent online reports linking big-wave surfing icon Greg Noll to a September 2026 death notice stem from automated content aggregators or erroneous location queries. In reality, Greg Noll passed away from natural causes on Monday, June 28, 2021, at the age of 84 in Crescent City, California. Born Greg Lawhead in San Diego on February 11, 1937, Noll grew up in Manhattan Beach, where he began shaping surfboards and paddling into southern California surf. Career Achievements and Big-Wave Legacy

Nicknamed "Da Bull" for his muscular build, aggressive stance, and signature black-and-white jailhouse-striped board shorts, Noll was a pioneering figure in Hawaiian big-wave surfing during the 1950s and 1960s. He was among the first group of mainland surfers to charge monstrous waves at Waimea Bay and Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. In December 1969, during a massive swell at Makaha, Noll rode what was widely regarded as the largest wave ever surfed up to that time—a legendary ride that capped his big-wave career before he retired from heavy surf to become a commercial fisherman and shaper in Northern California. Life, Family, and Surfing Legacy
Noll was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in 1996 and remained an influential surfboard manufacturer, mentor, and storyteller alongside his son, surfboard shaper Jed Noll. He was survived by his wife, Laura; his daughter, Ashlyne; his sons, Jed, Tate, and Rhyn; and several grandchildren. Official historical archives, family statements, and obituary records confirm that his passing occurred in June 2021.
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