James Arness Surfing
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2019
- In 1970 Rolf Aurness won the Surfing World Championship at Bells Beach and his father James Arness the Hollywood actor (he featured in the tv western drama 'Gunsmoke' as Marshall Matt Dillon) travelled with him to Victoria (Australia). The pair surfed at Bells in the lead up to the event. This footage from John Bennett's film Blue Cool shows James Arness surfing Bells on his Bing Foil.
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How cool is that winning the world title and having your dad a slide a few while you're there? Legends all.
He is the Best...a real Man ,much more than an Actor ❤💢He loves the Life 👍💎❤️🔥❣️❣️
I just watched a re-run episode of Gunsmoke and mentioned to my wife that James's son was The World Champ Surfer in 1970. Recalling this off the top of my head, I decided to confirm with an Internet search. I was right, Rolf was indeed World Champ 1970, but when the search showed further a vid of James surfing, I was super stoked, now I like Gunsmoke better than ever! My 65th year watching Gunsmoke, my 55th year surfing, love both to this day.
I knew “Matt Dillon” was the father of Rolf , but I had no idea he surfed.
That was thoroughly enjoyable, thanks!
I had the pleasure of watching Rolf surf Haleiwa in 1970...he was on a short twin fin and he was so much better than everyone els, it was like he came from a different planet...he, Wayne Lynch and Brad McCall were big influences on me...
Betting you're goofy foot!
Agree
@@booch326 yup!
Saw him out at The Bay (Hanalei) @ 71. He got a couple waves thru the bowl
Cool! (Here in Kilauea!)
Thank you for the walk down memory Lane💕💕
Love watching Jim on the surfboard.
I had the good fortune to go to high school with Rolf. He was a sensational athlete and even a better friend.
How is he these days?
Very hard spell in the 70's
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What was he like to you? Did you ever meet his dad?
Awesome💕
Where did he end up living after his short professional surfing days? With the money his family had, he could have settled anywhere he wanted.
Bell's looks so fun! I met a teacher who was at Punta San Carlos,Baja Norte when Jim and Rolf arrived by small plane to surf. Jim was on a longboard and Rolf shortboard. They surfed for awhile and flew off into the horizon. What a treat meeting them.
Nobody dropped in on 6' 7" James Arness ... ever! 😂
I'm your 587 great video really enjoyed it I never knew he was a surfer. He accomplished a lot in his lifetime.
Other people also commented that James Arness was The Thing in the movie The Thing. True!
Scary movie with a great plot.
Just watched A Word On Westerns with Rob Word and Don Stroud talking about James Arness surfing. Cool
That was out of the ordinary
So cool man✌️❤️. Takes me way back. Was just a young grommet starting high school. No such thing as a leg rope and didn’t we do some swimming🤣. But hey just such groovy times in them days. Peace and love, surfing, great music, kombi’s, bit a weed, some cold beers and life was way way laid back and it only about having great times and great times we all had, man😉
No wet suits in winter! Blue lips.
@robinbanks610 - so true, so true
I can still feel it, and it hurts to miss it so much.
Thank God for the "stars"
@@furion.. ✌️❤️
St Augustine Ranch House.
His place on the Ranch in Santa Barbara County is legendary.
Caught my very first Ranch wave there in 1976. Its a right hand reef point
that turns left and sucks hard as you go down the line.
Very cool wave.
San Augustine not ST Augustine. Memory problem
Love this vid and Mr. Arness ..Ty for sharing! 👍🏄
Awesome!
Where can I purchase the entire film? Thank you so much for sharing this, you made my day.
Bing Copeland supplied their boards. The Aurness family lived in Pacific Palisades.
Wow he was good.
James Arness from GunSmoke?
Yeeerp!
"The Thing" doing his thing!
was that Festus in the line up?🌊🏄
"The Thing" doing his thing!
Miss Kitty in drag.🤣
Wonder where he learned or taught himself.
I know ⭐🌊 but had no idea about his son, 🌎🏆 . Arness was the 🏀s 🪖🇺🇸 💌Dillon
Back when surfing was a graceful dance instead of an acrobatic sideshow....
Yes! The "good old days!" Hate most of what goes on these days...
Love those long, graceful longboard flights, far better than zipping up and down like a ricocheting bullet.
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