21 Facts About Andy Irons

Philip Andrew Irons was an American professional surfer.

Andy Irons began surfing with his brother Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfboard brand and flown to North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, to compete and develop his skill.

Andy Irons won at nearly every venue on the ASP calendar, only missing Gold Coast, Brazil, and Portugal.

Andy Irons's younger brother Bruce Irons is a former competitor on the World Championship Tour of Surfing.

In 2009, Andy Irons withdrew from doing the full ASP World Tour season for personal reasons, though he did participate in a few events.

Andy Irons requested a wildcard entry for the 2010 ASP World Tour season, which was granted by ASP President Wayne Bartholomew.

Andy Irons was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California, in 2008.

The 2018 movie Andy Irons: Kissed by God is about the three-time world champion who died at 32 after a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder and addiction.

The movie ends with a trip to Indonesia Kelly Slater and Andy Irons went on together.

Andy Irons had a much-publicized, and, according to him, overhyped, rivalry with fellow professional surfer Kelly Slater.

Andy Irons invited me personally to his contest on Tavarua.

Andy Irons was the most intense competitor I've ever known and one of the most sensitive people.

Andy Irons had so much life left in him and it hurts to think about.

Andy Irons married Lyndie Dupuis on November 25,2007, in Princeville, Kauai.

Andy Irons was seven months pregnant with their first child at the time of his death.

Lyndie and Axel continue to live on Kauai, where she and Andy Irons shared a home.

Andy Irons was found by two hotel staff lying in bed on his back with the sheets pulled up to his chin after he had failed to respond to knocks on the door and they went in to investigate.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office concludes that Andy Irons died from a cardiac arrest due to a severe blockage of a main artery of the heart.

Andy Irons had reportedly stopped in Miami after leaving Puerto Rico, and early reports said he was put on a saline drip.

Andy Irons was reported to have been vomiting on the Hawaii-bound plane before being removed prior to takeoff.

Andy Irons had previously collaborated with Metallica and Billabong for a clothing collection in 2007.