Yancy Spencer III
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Yancy Spencer III | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Yancy Bailey Spencer III July 2, 1950 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | El Cerrito, California, U.S.[1] | February 14, 2011 (aged 60)
Surfing career | |
Career earnings | Innerlight Surf Shop 41 years |
Website | innerlightsurf |
Yancy Bailey Spencer III (July 2, 1950 – February 14, 2011) was a surfer from Pensacola, Florida, who was widely regarded as the father of Gulf Coast surfing.[1]
Family[]
He was son of Yancy Bailey Spencer Jr. (North Carolina, 1929 - 2010), who served in the United States of America Navy between 1938 and 1962, Private First Class (PFC) in World War II who reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer (CPO), and wife Patricia Lee Rice.
He married his second wife Lydia Ann Brown, daughter of Eugene Fuller "Gene" Brown II and wife Maxine Boatright. He married a third time on April 9, 1988, with Helen Delabar Martison.
He had three children, including actress Abigail Spencer.
Death[]
Yancy died while surfing at County Line, California, on February 14, 2011. The cause of death was thought to be a major heart attack.[2]
A statue of him was erected on Pensacola Beach, Florida.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Pensacola News Journal". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ "RIP: Yancy Spencer Passes Away - Adventure Sports Network". February 15, 2011.
- ^ SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Yancy Spencer III honoured with statue in Pensacola Beach".
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- 1950 births
- 2011 deaths
- American surfers
- Sportspeople from California
- Sportspeople from Pensacola, Florida