November 03, 2010

Champion Surfer Andy Irons Dies: Surfing champion Andy Irons, 32, was found dead Tuesday in a hotel room in Dallas during a layover en route to his home on Kauai, Hawaii. Irons withdrew from the Rip Curl Pro Search event in Puerto Rico Sunday due to an unspecified illness. He was the world champion from 2002-2004 and the biggest rival to nine-time champion Kelly Slater. His wife Lyndie is expecting their first child in December. Irons reportedly contracted dengue fever while in Portugal, but medical examiners also are investigating his death as a possible methadone overdose.

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