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Cliftom James Hobgood Wiki Biography

Cliftom James Hobgood was born on the 6th July 1979, in Melbourne, Florida USA, and is a professional surfer who competes in World Surf League, and is noted for winning the championship back in 2001.

Have you ever wondered how rich C.J. Hobgood is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hobgood’s net worth is as high as $1 million, an amount earned largely through his successful career as a professional surfer, which has been active since the late ‘90s.

C.J. Hobgood Net Worth $1 Million

C.J grew is one half of the twins, C.J. and Damien; they have younger brother, Travis, and younger sister, Marissa. C.J. went to Satellite High School with his twin brother and matriculated in 1997. He fell in love with surfing from an early age, and since he was living near the beach, it was easy for him to start developing surfing skills from when he was a young boy., and made his competitive surfing debut in 1989 in the Open Boys final. His love continued to grow, and the following year he was a part of the national competition and ended as the second best surfer.

In the next few years, C.J. was building a name for himself in amateur competitive events, and then in 1998 he was selected as the model for the new National Scholastic Surfing Association logo.

His professional career started the next year, and he immediately dominated the Association Surfer Professionals World tour, winning the Rookie of the Year Award. Two years after, he was crowned champion of the WSL World Championship, which certainly increased his potential wealth to a large degree. He had several other notable results throughout his professional career, winning several events, including the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo in French Polynesia, then the Quicksilver Pro Japan, both in 2004, while in 2008 he won at the Billabong Pro Mundaka at Mundaka, Spain.

Since the start of his professional career, C.J. was often used for surfing documentaries, hence, he has now appeared or been heard in 20 documentary films, such as “Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere” (2004), “The Kelly Slater Surf Invitational” (2004), “Inaugural Hogbood Challenge” in 2007, “Year Zero” (2011), and “And Two If by Sea: The Hobgood Brothers”, which is currently in the process of filming. Nevertheless, these appearances also contributed to his wealth.

Regarding his personal life, C.J. is married to Rachel Nave, and they have one child. The Hobgood family resides in Satellite Beach, Florida USA.