Clifton James "C.J." Hobgood (born July 6, 1979) is an Association of Surfing Professionals(ASP) World Championship surfer. He has a twin brother,

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. They both compete in top-tier professional surfing events around the world. C.J. Hobgood entered his first surfing contest in 1989 and made the Open Boys final. He placed second in a national competition the following year. He won several other championships and in 1998 he was selected as the model for the new

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logo. In 1999, CJ was the Association Surfer Professionals Rookie of the Year. In 2001 he won the WSL

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. He currently resides in

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with his wife and daughter, near his younger brother Travis, his younger sister Marissa, and his parents. Along with surfing, Hobgood also plays tennis, and his filmography includes ''Noah's Ark'', ''The Outsiders'' produced by Walkingonwater.org, ''Down the Barrel'' (2007), ''Inaugural Hobgood Challenge'' (2007), ''Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere''. He has won the 2007

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. He has also won the

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at Sunset Beach, Part of the Van's Triple Crown of Surfing Competition, in Hawaii in 2008. The Hobgoods both graduated from

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in 1997. Also, they previously operated The Goods Surf and Skate in Indialantic, Florida.C.J. and Damien Hobgood Celebrate First Anniversary Party for "The Goods Surf & Skate" in Florida
Surfline.com (2007-10-24). Retrieved on 2014-05-10. He joined the Christian surfers movement.Surfers Bible stories
. Surfersbible.info.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobgood, C. J. 1979 births Living people American surfers People from Melbourne, Florida Satellite High School alumni World Surf League surfers