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  • Andy Irons RIP

    Andy Irons, 32  Surfing legend 3 x World Surfing Champ and all round good guy.

    Died today of Dengue Fever.  The Huge waves or the Coral didn't get him, a Mosquito born disease did!! :    

    Irons was expected to compete against two Australian surfers in his first heat Saturday, but didn't show up, much to the confusion of commentators.

    Rip Curl officials said Irons withdrew Sunday, citing an illness he contracted during an event in Portugal.

    Family members from Kauai were headed to Dallas late Tuesday.

    Irons was scheduled to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii, which is scheduled to begin next week. He was a four-time winner in the prestigious event.

    "The thing that I think many of us appreciated the most about Andy was that he was an incredibly real person," Triple Crown spokeswoman Jodi Wilmott said. "Where a lot of champions in sports and celebrities become very guarded and you just wonder sometimes if you're really seeing who they are, you've got Andy Irons 100 percent of the time."

    Wilmott said Irons was a passionate person and an incredibly competitive athlete.

    "He reveled in competition and in stepping up to the plate and I think that's something in sport that anybody can admire," she said.

    Irons claimed the world championship in 2002, '03 and '04, becoming an icon in the surfing world. He was also revered on his home island of Kauai, along with his younger brother Bruce, also a pro surfer. Irons was raised and learned how to surf on the tranquil and scenic North Shore, where he was married three years ago.

    In a video posted by his longtime sponsor, Billabong, Irons talked about his first wave he ever caught.

    "I thought right then, 'This is the coolest thing in the world.' ... I literally will never forget that wave," Irons said.

    The Irons family in a statement thanked the surfer's friends and fans and requested privacy "so their focus can remain on one another during this time of profound loss."

    Billabong posted a tribute page on its website, which includes a photo and video of Irons. In the clip, Irons talks about making a comeback and fighting "inner demons."

    Billabong called Irons one of the "greatest surfers of our time."

    "More than that, he was a much loved son, a devoted husband and a soon-to-be father. The thoughts of all Billabong employees worldwide are with wife Lyndie and Andy's family at this most devastating time," the company said.

    Irons' wife, Lyndie, is pregnant and scheduled to give birth to their son and first child in December.

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    Online:

    Billabong tribute to Andy Irons:http://www.billabong.com/us/

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    AP writers Danica Coto in Puerto Rico and Terry Wallace in Dallas contributed to this report.

  • #2
    Dengue fever? He was found in his hotel room with Methadone bottles & other drugs & drug paraphanalia by his bed. This was just reported on local TV here in Oz.

    I can't wait to see if this information is released in the US. In my experience the US media often censor this type of news about favourite sons.
    Despite the high cost of living, it continues to be popular.

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    • #3
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      PRINT RSS   Updated Nov 3, 2010 3:32 AM ET
      HONOLULU

      The death of three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons was being investigated as a possible methadone overdose, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday.

      Irons, 32, died Tuesday in a Texas hotel room during a layover on his way home to Hawaii from a tournament in the Caribbean. He withdrew from the Rip Curl Pro Search event in Puerto Rico earlier this week, citing illness, and early reports suggested he may have been suffering from the viral illness dengue fever.

      Local officials said the cause of death was not immediately known, but The Star-Advertiser reported it was a being investigated as a possible overdose, citing information provided by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.

      The examiner's office said a container of the prescription drug zolpidem was found on the nightstand in Irons' hotel room and that methadone was found inside it. Zolpidem is commonly used for insomnia. A number of other drugs also reportedly were found on the nightstand.

      An autopsy was set to take place Wednesday, but the exact cause of death would not be known for 60 to 90 days if a toxicology test is required.
      "It's not Gay if you beat them up afterwards."  --- Anon

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      • #4
        That'll teach me to jump to conclusions...

        And the news that his wife is due to give birth to a son around Xmas time only makes his death even more tragic.

        To have it all & lose it like this, it doesn't make sense.
        Despite the high cost of living, it continues to be popular.

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        • #5
          (pacman @ Nov. 03 2010,17:45) In my experience the US media often censor this type of news about favourite sons.
          As non surfing American, I never even heard of Andy Irons, and if I did hear his name, as a non surfer I paid no attention to it. I did hear of, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, John Belushi, Lenny Bias, who all died from drug overdose and reported in the US Media, Maybe the family might try to cover up, and put out other reasons for the death, but I doubt once the truth is out the US News Media will continue telling the families version, they all want to be the first to report it.
          bill520

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          • #6
            Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage

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