About this episode
Interview with Jim Menges - Part 1 (This interview was conducted on Aug 28th, 2018) Jim Discusses: Playing high school football for legendary coach Don Steere at Santa Monica high, his start in the sport alongside his SAMO friends Randy Niles, and Tom Chamales in the summer of '69 at Sorrento Beach, how amazing the beach scene was at Sorrento, with legends Ron Von Hagen and Ron Lang holding A court all day, everyday, meeting his future partner Greg Lee in 1970, losing 8 - 0 to Lang the first time he played him (NEXT!), all the incredible players and characters at Sorrento, like Steno and Vogie, his years at UCLA competing indoors where he was a 2 x NCAA champ and '74 all-american, some great stories about Mike Stormin' Normand, his tryout for the men's indoor USA national team in '74, and how being CUT sharpened his focus on being the best on the beach, his amazing 13 wins in a row streak on the beach with Greg Lee, his 5 Manhattan Beach Open wins, including the $4,200 first place prize he and Randy Stoklos won after winning the '81 Manhattan Beach Open, and a great story about cashing the check at the bank... Support the show