Bobby Martinez

Bobby Martinez, born on 26 May 1982, is an American professional surfer from Santa Barbara, California. He began surfing at six and won a record seven national titles with the National Scholastic Surfing Association before joining the Association of Surfing Professionals in 2005. His first major professional title was the O'Neill Coldwater Classic in 2005. He reached the World Championship Tour in 2006, finished fifth and was named Rookie of the Year, with wins at Teahupoo and Mundaka, and he won Mundaka again in 2007 and the Billabong Pro Tahiti for a second time in 2009. In September 2011 he was suspended by the ASP after criticizing the organization during a televised interview at the New York Pro, and he retired from professional competition soon afterward. He appeared in the 2007 biopic Mixed Tape.