Boyd, Francis "Duke"
Never-say-die entrepreneur from Southern California; co-founder of Hang Ten, the original beach-to-department-store surfwear company. "Much of the surf industry's growth into a multi-billion-dollar category," surf magazine publisher Steve Pezman wrote, "has been based on brand merchandising principals that Duke originated in the '60s." Boyd was born (1934) in Kansas City, Kansas, grew up in Los A...
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Barry Kanaiaupuni, 1971 Expression Session. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Duke Boyd (right) and Steve Pezman, mid-'70s. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
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Hang Ten ad shoot, 1965. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
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Barry Kanaiaupuni, 1971 Expression Session. Photo: Jeff Divine

Duke Boyd (right) and Steve Pezman, mid-'70s. Photo: Art Brewer

Gerry Lopez, 1977 Lightning Bolt ad

Hang Ten ad shoot, 1965. Photo: LeRoy Grannis

David Nuuhiwa, 1968 Hang Ten ad

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