One of the great finals of all time. Andy's surfing will always be an inspiration to me.

Haha Rob Machado saying, “Wish I would have watched it from the beach.”

The good ol days .Gone like a puff of smoke

Andy was a force in competitive surfing ! He helped push Kelly Slater......by showing no fear and taking it to him ! A.I. was and will always be a Legend in the sport of kings !

I was on the beach for this! The waves were breaking so close to shore

REST IN PEACE BIG DAWG . ANDY WAS A MONSTER.

A classic duel and win for Andy Irons Pipeline Masters Dec. 2006.
Thanks for the memories Andy.
Rest in Peace

i just watched this for the 50th time and i still find myself cheering out loud like an idiot when Andy Irons pulled that backdoor 10 out from under Kelly Slaters 8.73....EPIC

kelly slater and andy irons if you ever saw a heat live between those two guys you had the privilege to see surfing as it finest

Rob Machado so far removed from competition while in a final "Wish I would have seen it from the beach."

R.I.P andy irons. we love you

I had Andy's winning wave from that contest in photo sequence as my desktop background until my other computer crashed. It was great to see it every morning and watch that burrrrrrrrrn ;-)

This battles took the sport to a whole new level. All the new kidz making millions of dollars....kinda ode it to Andy and Kelly. RIP Andy Irons you Legend.

god. that last wave. I can only imagine what it feels like to be in that barrel.

R.I.P. Andy what a legend, hope your getting barreled in heaven. your rivalry with kelly made the tour interesting.

RIP Andy one of the greatest surfers ever <3

I was there that final day. I neva realized until watching this video that, the points given by the judges are mad low. Corey got spooked on how gnar Andy was haha. Bless Up Andy, Legends neva die.

so exciting to watch.  thanks for having this up.  just came across it.  irons was beautiful to watch.

Such a tragedy Andy is gone ! What a great tribute to him !

That's for sure one of the greatest heats in the the whole history of surfing !!!!