Alan Green, co-founder of legendary surfing brand Quiksilver, has died at the age of 77 after a brief battle with cancer.

The surfing icon revolutionised surf apparel, having started the global business out of a cheaply rented house in Torquay.

Alan Green, the co-founder of popular Australian surfwear brand Quiksilver, has died at the age of 77. Green died yesterday after a short battle with several types of cancer at his home in Torquay in ...