Brett Simpson is an American surfer and coach from

Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...

. 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 The U.S. Open of Surfing is a week-long surfing competition held annually during the summer in Huntington Beach, California. Generally held on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, the U.S. Open is part of the qualification process for the ...

contest, and repeated again in 2010 by successfully defending his title against South African surfer Jordy Smith. Simpson was named the Orange County 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Brett 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