Brett Simpson is an American surfer and coach from
Huntington Beach, California. He is the inaugural head coach of the United States
Olympic surfing team. As a surfer, he won the 2009
U.S. Open of Surfing contest, and repeated again in 2010 by successfully defending his title against
South Africa
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n surfer
Jordy Smith
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. Simpson was named the
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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Surfer of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
He is the son of American football player
Bill Simpson.
He is a graduate of
Huntington Beach High School
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.
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1985 births
American sports coaches
American surfers
Living people
National team coaches
Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California
World Surf League surfers
Huntington Beach High School alumni