“Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Had to Do”: Teary-Eyed Brother of Late Surfing Icon Struggled While Revisiting Painful Memories for 2018 Movie

Life is indeed unexpected and no wonder the backlash that it gives to a person breaks them from the inside. In a similar throwback incident, a younger brother and surfer, Bruce Irons, lost his elder brother at a very young age. The 3x Quicksilver France Champion that Bruce grew up admiring left him in the lurch while he was still young and immature. Check out the following story to dive deep into the incident.

When late 3x Quicksilver Pro Champion's brother remembered him...

Bruce Irons, the younger brother of Andy Irons, 3x Quicksilver Pro France champion, while talking about Andy in a 2018 documentary.

A heart-wrenching introduction

"My name’s Bruce Irons. Andy Irons was my brother. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life. I never thought I’d be here and happen to talk about my brother," said Bruce with teary eyes and a lumpy throat in 2018.

Andy Irons succumbed to cardiac arrest while he was in Grapevine, Texas, hotel to compete at Rip Curl Pro Search in 2010 at the age of 32.