KNOX

“I’ve had the rug taken out from under me. It happens all the time, to everyone. No matter how much I try to tell people or my friends about the reality of pro surfing, I just give up. They don’t want to hear a sob story.”
Age: 24
Address: Imperial Beach
Occupation: Pro surfer, entrepreneur, SAG member
Sponsors: O’Neil, Von Zipper, Sun Diego, GFH Boards, Creatures of Leisure, Steve Boysen Surfboards.
Kyle Knox started surfing at eight or nine years old, and got picked up by his first sponsors in high school. As his surfing career started to take off, he decided to drop his classes at Cal State San Marcos and go for it.