He won the second Brooks Street contest in Laguna in 1954 and placed third and fourth at the Makaha International Surfing Championships in 1958 and 1959 .
Alter was a surfing competitor in his younger days .
Alter won the second Brooks Street contest in Laguna in 1954 and placed third and fourth at the Makaha International Surfing Championships in 1958 and 1959 .
Alter was a surfing competitor in his younger days .