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Yancy Bailey Spencer III (July 2, 1950 – February 14, 2011) was a surfer from Pensacola, Florida, who was widely regarded as the father of Gulf Coast surfing. [1]
15 de feb. de 2011 · In the past two weeks the surf world has lost two legends in the form of fabled photographer Leroy Grannis and surf icon Jimmy Blears. Yesterday, a third name was added to that list when the "godfather" of Gulf Coast surfing, Yancy Spencer III, died of a heart attack in Malibu. He was 60 years old.
15 de feb. de 2011 · Yancy Spencer III was a pioneer and champion of Gulf Coast surfing, who died in 2011 from a heart attack after surfing Malibu. He founded Innerlight Surf and Skate Shop and was inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame.
Learn about the life and legacy of Yancy Spencer III, the best surfer to come out of the Gulf Coast area. From his first wave in 1965 to his conversion in 1970, from his achievements to his death in 2011, discover his story and his passion for surfing.
As a 9th grader, Yancy Spencer III hitchhiked to Pensacola Beach Florida on May 1st, 1965. There he borrowed a board from his best friend Ken Roose. That b...
Yancy Spencer III*. Yancy Spencer III was born in 1950 in Roanoke, Virginia, then moved with his family to Pensacola, Florida, where he began surfing at 14. He got his first surfboard from the local Hutson hardware store. “It was May 1, 1965,” Spencer recalled in a 2009 interview.
Started in 1969 by founder Yancy Spencer (who changed the name to Innerlight in 1972), Innerlight grew from a 400 sq ft cinder block building…into 3 locations from Pensacola, FL to Destin, FL. Yancy co-owned Innerlight with his brother JB (Spencer) Schluter.
