sandiegouniontribune.com - ‘Endless Summer’ star, local surf icon dies in Encinitas

Mike Hynson, 82, parlayed his passion for waves into a lifetime of sand and sport on beaches across the globe.

He was handsome and brash and cemented a reputation for navigating the San Diego County surf long before he was captured on film and propelled to worldwide celebrity.

Michael Hynson, co-star of the definitive surf movie “The Endless Summer” and an adopted son of Encinitas, parlayed his passion for waves into a lifetime of sand and sport on beaches across the globe.

The fun-seeking surfer, whose sunset silhouette on the famous movie poster defined a generation and whose fashion choices rubbed off on most everyone around him, died Friday after a recent illness. He was 82.

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