Hansen, Don
Surfboard shaper and manufacturer from San Diego County, California; founder of Hansen Surfboards, and a leader of the signature model era in the mid-1960s. Hansen was born (1937) and raised in South Dakota, lettered in boxing, track, and football, and earned up to $600 a week as a mink trapper. He began surfing at age 18, after graduating high school and hitchhiking to San Diego. In 1958, while ...
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Don Hansen, 1968. Photo: Brad BarrettSubscribe to view
Don Hansen, 1962 SURFER cover. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Hansen Surfboards teamrider Margo Godfrey, 1968. Photo: Greg MacGillivraySubscribe to view
Dan Hansen. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Don Hansen, Sunset, 1961Subscribe to view
Don Hansen, bottom row, second from right, 1966Subscribe to view
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Don Hansen, 1968. Photo: Brad Barrett
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Don Hansen, 1962 SURFER cover. Photo: John Severson
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Hansen Surfboards teamrider Margo Godfrey, 1968. Photo: Greg MacGillivray
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Dan Hansen. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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Don Hansen, Sunset, 1961
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Don Hansen, bottom row, second from right, 1966