Philip Hoffman, a pioneer of big-wave riding in Hawaii in the 1950s and the co-owner of Mission Viejo-based Hoffman California Fabrics, which supplies printed textiles to the surfwear, quilt and craft industries, has died. He was 80.
Hoffman, a Capistrano Beach resident, died Wednesday at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo of complications related to pulmonary disease, said his son, Marty. The son of a wool flannel salesman who founded Hoffman California Fabrics in Los Angeles in 1924, Hoffman joined the company in the late 1950s after working as  … Details
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