Laird Hamilton

Laird Hamilton is an American big-wave surfer.

Laird was raised on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii from a very young age, two years after the departure of his birth father before his first birthday. While a young boy, Laird met legendary 1960's Big-Wave surfer Bill Hamilton on the beach, and Laird introduced Bill to his mother. Bill Hamilton went on to marry JoAnn, and become Laird's adopted father.

Laird thus grew up in the 1960s and 1970s with one of the greatest surfing locations in the world on the north coast of Oahu as a playground with a legendary big wave surfer as a father and coach to mould him into the art of conquering big wave surf.

Laird is married to volleyball player and model Gabrielle Reece.

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