Thomas Victor (Tom) Carroll (born 29 November 1961 in Newport, New South Wales) is a former Australian surfer. He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978, the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Title, and the 1987 Pipe Masters. He was the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989. A portrait of him by artist Jan Williamson was hung in the Archibald Prize in 2000. Wikipedia
Australian Tom Carroll, a stand-out new-schooler of the late 1970s was destined to become a pioneer in the sport's professional evolution -- both in the water and on the dotted line. www.surfhistory.com/html/profiles/carroll.html
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