As each person waiting in line approached Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz onstage, he would gently place his hand on their arm, look them straight in the eyes and take a few minutes to talk with each of them – ...

When he was a kid growing up in Galveston, Texas, Dorian Paskowitz endeavored to surf the Gulf of Mexico (as family legend has it) by fashioning a “board” from scraps of old tires. As a ...

Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, a surf icon who ignored social convention and helped raise nine children on the beaches of San Onofre, died Monday. He was 93. Paskowitz spent his final hours surrounded by ...

Surfing has long had its mavericks and Mavericks. But in a culture chock-full of distinctive characters, none was quite so singular as Doc Paskowitz, who passed away November 10 at the age of 93.

Editor’s note: This article was originally produced a couple years back, but we wanted to resurface because, well, it’s summertime. No better time for loading up the van and hitting the road.*** ...

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, a giant among the pioneers of modern 20th Century surfing, died peacefully in his sleep at age 93. Summarizing the man is a task not easily condensed. What can be definitively ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - He abandoned a successful medical practice to devote his life to health, fitness, and above all surfing. Ninety-three year old Dorian "DOC" Paskowitz MD is considered to be ...

There’s an irony in the title of the documentary “Surfwise” that may not immediately be apparent. Because this story of a man who, as a TV news segment explains, “gave up being a doctor to travel with ...

Many moons ago, a young actor named Sean Penn made a household name for himself playing the quintessential surf dude Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." It was, in a word, awesome. Every ...