surfer.com - “Endless Summer” Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away At 82
From “The Endless Summer” to the Summer of Love, Hynson’s influence and impact reached across cultural divides.
One of the greatest surf lives ever lived, the legendary Mike Hynson has gracefully kicked out at the age of 82. Born in Crecent City, California, on June 28, 1942, Hynson will forever be tied to the breakout success of “The Endless Summer,” but the hit surf film hardly defined the man. A local hero, a hot-dog performer, a shaping genius, a cosmic adventurer, Hynson altered the sport and culture of surfing in an untold number of ways over his colorful time on this spinning blue orb.