Legendary surfer and skater Larry Bertleman died at 71 yesterday. Famous in the skateboarding world for his surfing inspired moves, including the Bertlemann slide, AKA the Bert. The pic above is a Dan Devine photo featured in a Rolls Royce wheels advert from 1975. There’s a profile of Larry on Surfer.com. SHoF profile video after the jump.
Larry was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2025. Wait, what? How did it take that long?


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