Andy Irons 1978 - 2010
32 year old ASP World Championship Tour surfing heavyweight Andy Irons was found dead in his Dallas hotel room while en-route to his home in Kauai, Hawaii today. The 3x consecutive world champion withdrew from last weekends Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico due to succumbing to Dengue Fever, a febrile disease transmitted by mosquitoes, usually in the tropics, and was heading home to recover. Irons was sitting in 16th position on the WCT and had a win in the Billabong Pro at infamous Tahitian brake, Teahupoo.
Unfortunately as we all know the media love to report unconfirmed information and love even more to jump to the conclusion of a drug overdose if a celebrity dies in a hotel room, claiming that Andy's death may have been due to a Methadone overdose. Show some respect to a legend who was loved by all and an inspiration to so many.
You are an idol, inspiration and hero to many including myself. R.I.P Andy, you will missed dearly and always be remembered as a legend. Now you are a God.
By Tim.
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