Hermosa Beach native Chris Brown turns passion for the beach into a career
Chris Brown’s passion for the beach lifestyle has not wavered since his youth. Photo (CivicCouch.com) “My parents Kyle and Sue were beach people,” Chris Brown said. “One of my earliest memories is of bodysurfing on my dad’s back. When I was young, I was obsessed with being at the beach.” The obsession never left him. Instead, he made a profession of it. From bodysurfing with his dad, he graduated to boogie boarding and at age 9 to surfing with his buddies at 21st Street. He built a career around sharing that obsession with others, both kids and adults. He also played traditional youth sports, including baseball, basketball and soccer while attending North School and Hermosa Middle School. But at Mira Costa High School, he focused on volleyball. And when he went to USC, where his father had played baseball, he joined the surfing team. Chris Brown pulling in last February in Redondo Beach. Photo (CivicCouch.com) Shortly after graduating, he and former Mira Costa classmate Jimmy Miller, who had just graduated from Cal Berkeley, gave themselves a graduation present. “We went on a surfing trip to Indonesia. We found an insane spot by accident, with no one else around. I didn’t know…
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