text: Andy was an absolutely gifted individual. I’m lucky to have known him and had the times we had together. I feel blessed that we worked through the differences we had and I was able to learn what I’m made of because of Andy. I got to know a happy, funny, innocent kid who was happy to live every second with the people he loved. I’m so sad. My thoughts are with Bruce and Lyndie and their parents and all of his many friends around the world. It’s a huge and far too premature loss for all of us. He was the most intense competitor I’ve ever known and one of the most sensitive people. He had so much life left in him and it hurts to think about. We look forward to his memory living on with our memories of him and his child on the way. There are a lot of uncles awaiting his arrival. I really miss Andy. He had a really good heart.
  Legacy
  A 2018 documentary titled Andy Irons: Kissed by God chronicled Irons' surfing career and his struggles with bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
  Irons' family runs the Andy Irons Foundation in his memory which focuses on community programs for youth struggling with mental illness. In 2019, Metallica and Billabong released the "Metallica x AI Forever" collection, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Andy Irons Foundation. Irons had previously collaborated with Metallica and Billabong for a clothing collection in 2007.
  Filmography
  Pipe (2011)
  Still Filthy (2009)
  A Fly in the Champagne (2009)
  Trilogy (2007)
  A Fistful of Barrels (2006)