MIKE DOYLE ///// 1964 - 1965

Amazing free-surfer, adept competitor, champion paddleboarder and freakishly skilled tandem rider, there was little in the realm of surf that Mike Doyle couldn’t master. His well-rounded portfolio, amiable personality and archetypal image made him one of the early icons in the pages of the magazines, and after a second-place finish at the World Surfing Championships in 1964, he enjoyed a two-year stint at the top of the Surfer Poll ranks.