Andy Irons was born 24 July 1978-2 November 2010 is a professional surfer from Hawaii. Made in the dangerous and shallow reefs of the northern coast of Kauai, was three times world champion. The inspiration for many young people, he and his family year-round pine Irons Brothers Classic, a competition for the entire community that the bar had a day to be postponed.
His brother, Bruce Irons, was a fellow-competitor in the World Championship Tour (WCT). The governor of Hawaii has chosen February 13 as World Day of Andy Irons.The film "Blue Horizon" in 2004 and directed by Jack McCoy has the parallels between his life on the WCT navigator David Rostovich free. The film is about his rivalry with Kelly Slater eneacampeão the world. It was noted that the facts stated in the film or not an accurate picture of the life of iron.
In 2006 he won his fourth title of the Triple Crown in Hawaii, and now I linked to Derek in the list of the greatest of all time. Irons in the league in 2007, second place and try another title against professionals like Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Taj Burrow, Cory Lopez and reach the Hobgood brothers.
Andy Irons is dead on the morning of November 2, 2010 According to the magazine Surfer, Andy complications from the virus or dengue fever. Irons died en route to Puerto Rico and Hawaii.Surfers who participate in its ninth World Tour event in Puerto Rico instead. Andy's wife, Lyndie, was eight months pregnant, and her son born in December.