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May 1, 2019 · May 1, 2019. Michael Daniel Doyle, a surfer who rose to global fame in the 1960s for both his skill and his embodiment of the sport’s early carefree nature, died on Tuesday at his home in San...
Apr 30, 2019 · Mike Doyle was a surfing stunt double in \"Gidget\", a decorated competitor, paddleboard racer and tandem surfer in the 1960s. He also developed the first surf wax, the soft top and the snowboard.
May 2, 2019 · By Steve Marble. May 2, 2019 2:50 PM PT. Mike Doyle first put his feet on a board in 1953 when surfing was — at best — a cultish hobby shared by a handful of hardened, sun-blazed surfers.
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May 1, 2019 · Mike Doyle was one of the first watermen of the modern era and a runner-up in the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships. He also excelled in big wave surfing, paddleboarding, and tandem surfing, and created the first soft surfboard with Tom Morey.
Mike Doyle (March 7, 1941 – April 30, 2019), also known as Michael Doyle and Malibu Mike, was an American surfer. Life and career. Doyle was born in Lawndale, California. At the age of thirteen, he began surfing. Doyle was a runner-up at the 1964 World Surfing Championships.
May 1, 2019 · A tribute to Mike Doyle, a legendary SoCal surfer, shaper, competitor, artist and innovator who passed away in 2019. Learn about his achievements, contributions and style in the surf culture.
Learn about Mike Doyle, the best all-around surfer in the 1960s who excelled in all ocean sports. He traveled to Hawaii, shaped boards, stunt-doubled in Gidget and won the Surfer poll award.
