Mickey Munoz, nicknamed "The Mongoose", is an early

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pioneer and

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. He was featured in the 2004 surfing documentary '' Riding Giants''. He currently resides in

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and designs boards for Surftech, a manufacturer of

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boards. Munoz was born in New York City in 1937. He graduated from

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. He was part of the surfing scene at Malibu and was present on June 27, 1956, the day a young lady showed up and

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nicknamed her Gidget. Later he was the stunt double for Sandra Dee in the 1959

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movie. Munoz developed a stance while surfing that became known as the "Quasimodo".

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