MIKE DOYLE - SURFING MEMORIES - The Early Years

[@gordonquigg9389]

My dad, Joe Quigg, said, I made a few boards for Mike Doyle when he was young, and he was the best surfer for the longest time. A very good athlete with a unique advanced style, and he rarely fell off, he seemed invisible. And one of the nicest gentlemen you could ever meet. He would always help others to be better, and to help them if they were in trouble. And he was funny and a great character. One of Joe's favorites.

[@timkasten343]

Yes he was a great person!

[@goldensurferboy]

My Mom and Dad met him while staying in San Jose Del Cabo, @ the Cabo Surf Hotel, finally I got to meet him too. Such a cool dude, hanging out. He became a good artist, so I bought two paintings from him. One of Malibu point and another iconic beach scene. Still have them. He gave me his book and signed it. Later I heard he passed away. Total Iconic Waterman! Surf the immortal wave Mike-RIP

[@richardreimer]

I met him in 2010 in Cabo San Lucas @ the surf break "Old Mans". Told him "I'm your Biggest Fan". We shared 2-3 waves together. Best Day of My Life. I was BLESSED!

[@michaelthomas366]

Geez, California was a great place to grow up in and learn how to surf back during the 60's . I know cause I was there! No crowds and lots of surf from SB to SD.

[@caseyhansen4567]

Great to here from Mike Doyle. I remember seeing the first Doyle softboards in the late 70s

[@dannywoody5497]

Malibu in those days and Rincon and California Street Was absolutely paradise what a time to be young and in California

[@johnlane9743]

What a warm, wonderful character, from a wonderful era - safe to say we are envious - and saddened - thanks for posting - I can only dream.

[@TheLectureRoom123]

Everywhere was paradise during the fifties and sixties…

[@RRReyes999]

I was out surfing Old Man’s in Cabo in 2003. Surf was fun about 3 to 4 feet. I was paddling back out when this good size set looms out back. I watched this older guy paddle out towards it thinking he was trying get himself over it before it broke on him. He quickly whipped around right at the peak, took 2 strokes and as gracefully as I’ve ever seen slid perfectly into a beautiful trim. I didn’t know it was Mike Doyle until he paddled up next to me and said hi. I’ll never forget that moment.

[@richarddelasota1812]

Greatest respect for Mike Doyle - I saw him surfing often at Malibu and San Onofre and later at his store in Laguna - but Inglewood in the ‘50s was an affluent suburb. I remember going there as a kid with my parents at that time because it was a nice destination for dinner and the movies. I have lived in Manhattan Beach since 1973 and people who moved here in the ‘50s when it was just sand dunes in the middle of nowhere have told me that they moved here because they couldn’t afford to buy in Inglewood. Judicial decisions in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s that led to forced school busing and caused what was called “white flight,” which led to plummeting real estate values and Inglewood went downhill fast.

[@jeffostby1384]

I didn’t know he was from Inglewood. I grew up there. We could ride our bikes to the beach, not a short ride, but we could, to El Porto and Manhattan.

[@theohlinsguy4649]

@theohlinsguy4649 0 seconds ago I saw him surf the Redondo Breakwater in December of 1963 on a huge day. He was so awesome. I remember both waves he rode like it was yesterday. RIP

[@SilverTower2]

The Epitome of Cool...

[@66beaches]

Excellent history by Mike. I last saw him at San Onofre in the 60's. Then in Cabo around 2016 at Costa Azul Surf Shop. RIP.

[@glenbradley1046]

Was a really special time of me starting to enjoy surfing

[@tonyguadagno6917]

One lucky day summer of 66' at Narragansett Beach Rhode Island The Hansen Competition Team put on a demonstration and Mike Doyle was their main guy. Got to surf that wave that day with him riding my Mike Doyle 50/50 Hansen. Actually Corky Carroll was also there that day. Still remember how great they surfed and how cool they were!

[@jorgebarroso9513]

😎RIP,Buddy.👍🏼

[@johnjaco5544]

I grew up at the beach in the glory days. It's hard to accept that it is now ruined.

[@kevinallen6197]

Maholo

[@joeybenoit6269]

You will dive in surface in the ocean of bliss! You can't top surfing there's nothing exists like it! Huge giant tubes offshore winds warm water 🌊

[@richardgleaves]

Turns out the golden age of SoCal surfing was built on 19-cent gas.

[@Dream9Design]

💓💕💓💕💓

[@nicktrueman224]

Now the sponsord kids eat restaurant breakfast lunch and dinners. Travel the best way possible and don't really suffer any inconvenience. We all did and I wouldn't trade that for anything

[@dennisbrooks6988]

follow your dream