
LEGEND
Countless accolades and stories can be written of an original water-man known as " Malibu Mike" , "Iron Man Mike", "Tiki Mike" and "The Hawk".
Much has been written of Mike Doyle below are just highlights of his life that began when he first surfed in 1954.

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Featured as a surfing legend at the California Surf Museum 1994
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Cabo Surf Hotel Teams up with Mike Doyle to open the Doyle Surf School 1998
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Publication of the book Morning Glass the Adventures Of Legendary Waterman Mike Doyle 1994
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Member of the UCSD Luau & Longboard Invitational since 1994
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Featured in The Surfers Journal Mike Doyle's Primitive Baja 1993
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Marketing Director at the San Jose del Cabo Pamilla Resort 1990's
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Featured on Malibu Longboards Surf Museum For his Surfboard 1990's
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Inducted into the WB Willis Bros. Hall Of Fame For Surfing and Shaping 2002
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Married his dream girl Annie ! 2008 you can read more about her on the link below
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Cobian Announces the launch of a new legends collection feauting Mike Doyle Signature Series
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Inventor of the 100 MPH Hat set to revolutionize head wear for extreme conditions and water sports
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Helps Start the NISSIA (National Surf Schools & Instructors Association) 2005
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Inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfing Hall of Fame 2013
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Morning Glass Documentary teaser trailer is released narrated by Elijah Wood 2011
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Inducted into the Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame 2009
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Relaunch of Morning Glass Book in Hard cover 2005
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Featured in the Book Heap of Bones: A Baja Surfer's Chronicle 2013
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Featured in the documentary film A Life Outside 2013
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Inducted into the Surfers Hall Of Fame 2003
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Mentioned in the book Surfing: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time 2013
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Interviewed by Juice Magazine 2000 and San Diego News 2006
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Featured article in the Easy Reader News for Standard Set By Watermen 2013
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Article written by Corky Carroll published in the OC Register 2010
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Listed Member and honored in the Surfing Heritage & Cultural Center 2013
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Surfed in the Duke's OceanFest 2009
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Art Show at the Field Gallery at Flora Farms 2012
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Formed the Annual SUP Mexico-Mike Doyle Los Cabos Classic Stand Up Paddle Race & Hennessey’s World Paddle Championships at Palmilla Beach 2009-2012
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Interviewed on KPBS Public Radio 2009

1990's

2000's

1980's
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Moved To San Jose Del Cabo Mexico - 1980
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Began his artistic journey with painting and living free
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Got out of the rat race to live his dream, his way
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Opened Doyle Gallery
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Shaped/ Designed First Short Board with Don Hansen called 50/50 1970
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Invented, Designed, and Shaped the first soft-board with Tom Morey 1974
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Invented the Monoski recognized by wikipedia as the invetion of the snowboard 1970's
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Signed with Op Sunwear 1970
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Mike Doyle has a BA in Biology and minor in Arts History
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Mike attended Inglewood Highschool , Cabrillo Junior College Santa Barbara, Long Beach State.

1970's

1960's

1950's
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Runner up World Surfing Championship 1964
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Recorded his first vinyl LP The Secrets Of Surfing 1967
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Best all around surfer by Encyclopedia of Surfing 1960's
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West Coast Paddleboard Pier Champion 1960 and 1962
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California's World Paddleboard Relay Team Champion 1968
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Tandem Pacific Coast Champion 1962
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Tandem West Coast Champion 1963
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United States Surfing Champion 1965
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Tandem World Surfing Champion 1965, 1967
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Tandem Division Makaha International Champion 1963, 1964, and 1965
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West Coast Surfing Championships 3rd place 1961
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World Surfing Championships 2nd place 1964
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World Surfing Championships 6th place 1965
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Duke Kahanamoku Invitational 2nd place 1966
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Duke Kahanamoku Invitational 1st place Champion 1968
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Peru International Surf Competition 1st place Champion 1969
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Surfer Magazine Readers Poll Award in 1964 and 1965
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Manhattan Beach Iron-Man Ocean Sports Trials Champion 1968
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Surfing Magazine Hall Of Fame Award Top International Surfer 1966
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Hansen Surfboards introduces The Mike Doyle Signature Model 1967
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Cofounded Surf Research and developed first surfing-specific board wax 1965
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Manhattan Beach Lifeguard 1960-61
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Signed with Catalina Swim Wear 1960's
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Demonstrations in the book How To Surf 1968
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Featured in over 24 Surf Films Including Barefoot Adventure, The Living Curl, Cavalcade of Surf, , Surf Mania, Going Surfing, Surfs up, Cat on a hot foam boards, Strictly Hot, Golden Breed 1960,1962,1964,1968
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Kicked out of the Tom Morey Invitational 1965
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Left Jacobs Surfboard team to sign with Hansen 1967
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Born 1941 ,Began Surfing in 1954
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Switched from goofyfoot to regular foot in 1956
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Sold Kathy Kohner her first surfboard in 1956
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Worked as a Surfing stunt double in the movie Gidget 1959
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West Coast Paddleboard Pier Race Champion 1959
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Featured in the film Surf Safari 1959
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Featured in the film Once Upon A Wave 1959
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First to surf the Banzai Pipeline in September 1959
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Started business shaping Balsa Wood SurfBoards in 1959
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Purchased first surboard in 1956