A teenage phenomenon and 1968 world champ, Margo Godfrey-Oberg took the competitive surfing world by storm during the late ’60s, until a second-place finish at the 1970 World Championships caused her to drop from the scene. She retired in 1970, before even finishing high school, only to stage a comeback in 1975, which lead to both Hawaiian big-wave prowess and competitive success. She won the women’s world title race in 1977, 1980 and 1981, and then retired permanently from full-time competition at 29 years of age.