SANTA CRUZ — Jack O’Neill, a giant in the surfing world who invented the wetsuit, is dead. O’Neill died Friday morning surrounded by family and friends, said Dan Haifley, executive director of the ...
Jack O'Neill, the eye patch wearing wetsuit pioneer who trail-blazed coldwater surfing, has died, friends confirmed to KSBW Friday.He was 94.O'Neill single-handedly opened up the possibility of ...
Let’s talk about “firsts.” O’Neill wetsuits sure has a ton of them. While it’s pretty common knol’ that Jack O’Neill invented the modern wetsuit in the ‘50s, did you know he actually created the first ...
June 3 (UPI) --Jack O'Neill, who pioneered a wetsuit that helped popularize cold-water surfing and built a massive surfing enterprise, died at age 94 of natural causes at his California home. O'Neill, ...