Clifton James 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. 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

Satellite Beach, Florida Satellite Beach is a coastal city in Brevard County, Florida, U.S. The population was 11,226 at the 2020 United States census, up from 10,109 at the 2010 census, and it is located with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Banana River to the ...

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

O'Neill World Cup of Surfing The O'Neill World Cup of Surfing is a prestigious event in professional surfing held annually at Pūpūkea (Sunset Beach) on Oahu in Hawaii. The event attracts hundreds of elite surfers from around the world, and is known for its huge waves. It i ...

at Sunset Beach, Part of the Van's

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Competition, in Hawaii in 2008. The Hobgoods both graduated from Satellite High School in 1997. Also, they previously operated The Goods Surf and Skate in

Indialantic, Florida Indialantic, officially incorporated as Indialantic-By-The-Sea, is a town in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was ...

.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.

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