Patrick O'Connell (born 1971) is a surfer and star alongside Robert "Wingnut" Weaver in Bruce Brown's ''

The Endless Summer II ''The Endless Summer II'' is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film ''The Endless Summer''. In ''The Endless Summer II'', surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and Ro ...

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Biography

Born in

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in 1971, O'Connell moved to

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and then

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in the early 1980s where he was a member of the Dana Hills High surf team. In 1990, O'Connell represented the United States in the World Amateur Championships in Japan, winning the first event and finishing ninth overall in the Open Division also winning two PSAA events. He gained celebrity status when he took one of the lead roles in Bruce Brown's remake of his 1966 classic ''

The Endless Summer ''The Endless Summer'' is a 1966 American surf documentary film directed, produced, edited and narrated by Bruce Brown. The film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surfing trip around the world. Despite the balmy mediterrane ...

''. He maintained his seed for many seasons, peaking in 1998 at 11th on the WCT and 10th in the Surfer Poll. The same year he and fellow Orange County businessmen launched The Realm, a start-up clothing venture. After many seasons on the ASP World Tour, Pat decided to retire from the tour "on his own terms", having requalified for the tour at the last event in Hawaii. Soon after walking away from full-time competition, O'Connell began a marketing job for

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. Pat has also been one of the regulars (along with

Donavon Frankenreiter Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972) is an American musician and surfer. His debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Brushfire Records through Universal Music. Career Frankenreiter was born in Downey, California, United Stat ...

and Benji Weatherley) on the "Drive Thru" series of surf movies and television shows since 2005. He is a 2009 inductee into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.

Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour rankings

1995: 29th
1996: 32nd
1997: 17th
1998: 11th
1999: 25th
2000: 40th
2001: 23rd
2002: 32nd
2003: 35th
2004: 26th
ASP World Tour Archived Results and Rankings

Filmography

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'' (1994) *''The Endless Summer Revisited'' (2000) *''Chasing Dora'' (2006)Chasing Dora (2006) Thomas Joseph Barrack III & Wes Brown

References

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