Pro surfer Andy Irons RIP

[VINMAN]

Dont know If anyone else surfs on here or follows pro surfing.. RIP brah..

http://sports.espn.go.com/action/surfing/news/story?id=5757369

Andy Irons dies en route to Hawaii


Share16K Updated: November 3, 2010, 12:12 AM ETAndy Irons dies en route to HawaiiEmail Print Comments31 ESPN Action Sports


Sources close to the surfer have confirmed that three-time World Champ Andy Irons has died today. He was 32.



Irons missed his Round 1 and 2 heats at the Rip Curl Search Puerto Rico stop on the ASP Men's World Tour Saturday due to illness and was traveling back home to Hawaii when he passed away. Sources have confirmed that Irons was on an overnight layover in the Dallas area and was found in his hotel room. The Tarrant County coroner has not yet issued a ruling on the cause of death, but has confirmed that an autopsy will be performed on Wednesday morning and they expect to issue a statement by 2 pm Central Time.



Irons was arguably the most dominant surfer of the early to mid 2000s. In addition to his three consecutive world titles from 2002 to 2004, Irons had 20 World Tour victories and four Triple Crown Of Surfing titles. But more significant than the statistics was his reputation as perhaps the only true rival nine-time World Champion Kelly Slater has ever known, and the two engaged in some of the most memorable title races in history.



Irons returned to the World Tour this year after a one-year hiatus. While his results had been up and down, a recent win at the Billabong Pro Tahiti in August signified a return to form in the kind of powerful, barreling surf in which he made his reputation.



Fellow surfer Reef McIntosh, who grew up with Irons on Kauai, spoke to the scene in Hawaii upon hearing the news today. "I talked to Phil [Irons], I talked to Bruce [Irons] -- everyone's just crying. I was surfing Mavericks with Shane [Dorian] and everyone else and saw all these missed calls. My girlfriend called and said Andy had died. I didn't return these calls because I didn't want to drive and cry at the same time. Everyone on Kauai is crying right now."



We'll update the story as more information becomes available.

[surflvr911sc]

Sad day for the surfing community. RIP Andy

[lowyder993s]

No more Andy vs. Kelly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXSRSS62OgY&feature=player_embedded

[pwd72s]

Wow...that's young! May he rest in peace...

[Bill Douglas]

Sad news.

Some sort of tropical disease.

[Apollo]

Reports here about Methadone found in his hotel room.

[tevake]

We are in shock over here!! A I has always RIPPED, may he continue to RIP. Hanalei is a very small town, All are feeling the loss of a favorite son!

I just got a call from the Big Island about a friend there passing also. Whew, I'm shook up.

Richard

[nostatic]

I read dengue fever somewhere. God speed.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by Apollo

Reports here about Methadone found in his hotel room.

thats some ugly stuff right there....

[drcoastline]

First I heard. Sad very sad. RIP Andy.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by nostatic

I read dengue fever somewhere. God speed.

Sounds more like Dengue hemorrhagic fever, a much more severe and deadly disease than regular dengue fever. Check this:

https://health.google.com/health/ref/Dengue+hemorrhagic+fever


Incredibly sad, either way...

[924slover]

rip andy......he truly was a talented surfer

[Heel n Toe]