Hurley was founded in the late 1970s by Bob Hurley as Hurley Surfboards at 23 years old after working for 5 years as a surf board shaper for various companies.
Hurley International is a youth clothing company located in Costa Mesa, California founded by Bob Hurley. The company puts emphasis on skateboarding, surfing, music, and fun. The biggest factor in the brand's growth to popularity was the fact that popular pop-punk bands.