Yancy Spencer III
{{Short description|American surfer (1950–2011)}}
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| birth_place = Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
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| death_place = El Cerrito, California, U.S.
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pnj.com/article/20110215/NEWS01/110215002/1006/Pensacola-surfing-legend-Yancy-Spencer-dies|title=Pensacola News Journal|website=Pensacola News Journal}}
Family
He was son of Yancy Bailey Spencer Jr. (North Carolina, 1929–2010), who served in the United States of America Navy between 1938 and 1962, Private First Class (PFC) in World War II who reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer (CPO), and wife Patricia Lee Rice.
He was married to his wife Lydia Ann Brown, daughter of Eugene Fuller "Gene" Brown II and wife Maxine Boatright.
He had three children, including Yancy Spencer IV, actress Abigail Spencer and Sterling Spencer.
Death
Yancy died while surfing at County Line, California, on February 14, 2011. The cause of death was thought to be a heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://surf.transworld.net/1000125000/news/yancy-spencer-passes-away-at-malibu/|title=RIP: Yancy Spencer Passes Away - Adventure Sports Network|date=February 15, 2011|publisher=}}
A statue of him was erected on Pensacola Beach, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/yancy-spencer-iii-honoured-with-statue-in-pensacola-beach|title=Yancy Spencer III honoured with statue in Pensacola Beach|date=February 13, 2013|publisher=}}
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Category:Surfers from California
Category:Sportspeople from Pensacola, Florida
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