theinertia.com - ‘Endless Summer’ Star, Surf Icon Mike Hynson Passes Away
The surfing world has lost an icon.
Mike Hynson, best known as the co-star of Bruce Brown’s seminal surf film The Endless Summer, has passed away at the age of 82, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Born in Crescent City in 1942, Hynson grew up between Hawaii and San Diego County, on account of his U.S. Army soldier father. He quickly began to make a mark on San Diego surf culture, establishing himself as an innovative shaper, gifted surfer, and co-founder of the Windansea Surf Club with Chuck Hasley and Skip Frye.