Wayne Miyata, 63; Was in Surfing Classic ‘The Endless Summer’
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Wayne Miyata, 63, a surfer who appeared in the cult surfing film “The Endless Summer,” was found dead Monday at his home in Hermosa Beach.
He had cancer of the esophagus.
Miyata was one of the first surfers to be filmed doing a successful “tube ride” through a large wave as it curled over. The footage, taken off Ala Moana in Oahu, Hawaii, was included in the 1966 film that helped introduce the world to surfing.
The native Hawaiian was known to many Southern Californians for his hand-crafted surfboards.
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