Huntington Beach, CA - November 1 - USA Water Polo mourns the loss of 1967 Pan American Games Gold Medalist Greg Hind. Hind was also an innovator in the sport of water polo pioneering the modern water polo cap. See more below from the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
By Bill Morem — bmorem@thetribunenews.com
Greg Hind, a prominent San Luis Obispo businessman, philanthropist and innovator of sports apparel, died Wednesday at Sierra Vista Hospital after a short illness. He was 66.
A gifted athlete who played water polo in high school and subsequently the Pan American Games and the Olympics, Hind had an ear drum broken while earning a gold medal in the 1967 Pan Am Games. The injury led Hind to develop protective ear flaps on water polo caps, which is now an industry standard.
He later went on to found, with wife Jane, GH Sports, a company that specializes in multi-sport apparel and accessories.
In addition to successfully founding various businesses, Hind gave back to the community through the arts, helping shepherd the creation of the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly and a dozen other arts-driven associations and advisory boards.
Hind told The Tribune last year that there was no other place he would rather live and pursue business interests than San Luis Obispo.
"There is the business opportunity, and then there's quality of life and family, This area represented everything that was important to living and being part of an exceptional community. You fight to stay here."
Services are pending.
Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/11/01/2282065/greg-hind-a-prominent-san-luis.html#storylink=cpy
