Grandchildren Roman Pruett Role Surfer | Name Yancy III Website www.innerlightsurf.com | |
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Born July 2, 1950 ( 1950-07-02 ) Career earnings Innerlight Surf Shop 41 years Spouse Lydia Ann Brown (m. ?–2011) Siblings John S. Spencer, J.B. Schlute People also search for Abigail Spencer, Lydia Ann Brown, Andrew Pruett, Roman Pruett, Sterling Spencer, Yancy Spencer IV Died February 14, 2011 (aged 60) County Line (Surf Spot), Los Angeles County, California | ||
Yancy spencer iii tribute to a legend
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.
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Family
Son of Yancy Bailey Spencer, Jr. (1929 - 2010), PFC in World War II, and wife Patricia Lee, who married for a third time on April 9, 1988 Helen Delabar Martison (Van Lear, Kentucky, December 18, 1939). Grandson of Yancy Bailey Spencer (North Carolina, 1890 - ?) and wife Georgia "Georgie" C. Smith (1898 - ?), who had three children.
He and second wife, Lydia Ann Brown, had two children, actor Abigail Spencer and Sterling Spencer. His older son, Yancy Spencer IV, was from his first marriage. He has three grandchildren, Britney Noelle, Roman Allen, and Wyatt Yancy.
Death
Yancy died while surfing at County Line, California, on February 14, 2011. The cause of death was thought to be due to a major heart attack.
A statue of him was erected on Pensacola Beach, Florida.
