Slater also competed as a wildcard in the first event of the 2025 season, the Lexus Pipe Pro, marking his 33rd World Tour ...

COCOA BEACH ... Kelly Slater was bestowed one of sport's grandest accolades for his incomparable lifetime achievements, several of the "new wave" of Brevard County surfers gathered at the Florida ...

Hugh Talman / NMAH, SI On a bright summer morning in 1990, Kelly Slater, a lean young man from Cocoa Beach, Florida, only a couple of years out of high school, paddled his surfboard into eight ...

COCOA BEACH ... across the county including in downtown Cocoa Beach where locals know it’s the holidays again when the Kelly Slater statue gets decorated. The tradition of the parade works ...

Who is Kelly Slater? Who is the GOAT of surfing? Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, is considered the GOAT of surfing with 11 world titles. He was also the youngest (age 20 in 1992) and the oldest ...

A statue of Slater was unveiled in his hometown ... Kelly Slater was born Robert Kelly Slater on February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. His mother, Judy, was a firefighter and EMT, and his father ...

With rocket launches visible from the honey-colored beaches and the biggest swells on the East Coast, Cocoa Beach, Florida ... where 11-time world champion Kelly Slater learned to surf.

Surfing superstar Kelly ... for Slater to become a "Parrot Head," as Buffett's legions of fans were affectionately called. He's even shared the stage with the famed singer to share in a ...

Professional surfing suffered its biggest knockout punch in decades Saturday when 11-time world champion Kelly ... out." Slater, who turned pro in 1990 upon graduating from Cocoa Beach High ...

Decked out with wild signage, decals, memorabilia, and surfboards honoring its hometown hero Kelly Slater, Cocoa ... beach. The European-styled getaway, outfitted with a stone fountain, perch for its ...