Jimmy Blears was born in California the oldest son of former NWA and WWA pro-wrestling champion, Lord James "Tally-Ho" Blears, also an avid surfer who appeared in the seminal surfing documentary, The Endless Summer.[2] At the age of eleven Blears moved with his family to Hawaii, where he learned surfing from his father. During his career Blears was a professional C&C North Shore lifeguard for 25 years, as well as being a professional surfer.
Blears died in his sleep on February 4, 2011, in Honolulu, at the age of 63.
Familyedit
Blears' sister, Laura, was one of the world's top female surfers during the 1970s.[3] His youngest brother, Clinton “Tallyho” Blears was also a noted professional surfer.
Referencesedit
^Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw, 2003; published by Harcourt Books
^Jimmy Blears - Biography 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine at World Champions of Surfing; published January 3, 2012; retrieved September 7, 2012
^Hawaii Surfers Surfing Past 60, by David Thompson; at Honolulu Magazine; published December 2011; retrieved September 7, 2012
External linksedit
James 'Jimmy' Blears Champion Surfer Island Boy on YouTube
jimmy, blears, james, blears, january, 1948, february, 2011, 1972, world, surfing, champion, personal, informationbornjames, blears, 1948, january, 1948santa, monica, california, united, statesdiedfebruary, 2011, 2011, aged, honolulu, hawaii, united, statessur. James Blears Jr January 6 1948 February 4 2011 was the 1972 World Surfing Champion 1 Jimmy BlearsPersonal informationBornJames Blears Jr 1948 01 06 January 6 1948Santa Monica California United StatesDiedFebruary 4 2011 2011 02 04 aged 63 Honolulu Hawaii United StatesSurfing careerYears active1960s 1990sBest year1972SponsorsWeber SurfboardsMajor achievements1972 IPS World ChampionSurfing specificationsStanceGoofy footFavorite wavesJockos Contents 1 History 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksHistory editJimmy Blears was born in California the oldest son of former NWA and WWA pro wrestling champion Lord James Tally Ho Blears also an avid surfer who appeared in the seminal surfing documentary The Endless Summer 2 At the age of eleven Blears moved with his family to Hawaii where he learned surfing from his father During his career Blears was a professional C amp C North Shore lifeguard for 25 years as well as being a professional surfer Blears died in his sleep on February 4 2011 in Honolulu at the age of 63 Family editBlears sister Laura was one of the world s top female surfers during the 1970s 3 His youngest brother Clinton Tallyho Blears was also a noted professional surfer References edit Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw 2003 published by Harcourt Books Jimmy Blears Biography Archived 2013 12 14 at the Wayback Machine at World Champions of Surfing published January 3 2012 retrieved September 7 2012 Hawaii Surfers Surfing Past 60 by David Thompson at Honolulu Magazine published December 2011 retrieved September 7 2012External links editJames Jimmy Blears Champion Surfer Island Boy on YouTube Jimmy Blears tribute on YouTubeAchievementsPreceded byRolf Aurness ISF World Surfing Champion men s 1972 Succeeded byIan Cairns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Blears amp oldid 1198147062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
