{"id":29497,"date":"2012-03-28T21:49:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T04:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=29497"},"modified":"2012-03-28T21:58:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T04:58:26","slug":"michael-peterson-dies-of-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=29497","title":{"rendered":"Michael Peterson Dies Of Heart Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mp\"<\/a>Australian surfing legend Michael Peterson<\/strong> died today (March 29, 2012) after a heart attack at his home in Coolangatta, Australia, according to a story in The Age<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. He was 59.<\/p>\n

Peterson will be remembered for being virtually unbeatable in competition in the early 1970s and for providing the defining image of the iconic surfing movie, Morning of the Earth<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, in 1971. . . The greatest tribute to the reclusive rebel from Coolangatta was delivered to his face by the world’s greatest surfer, Kelly Slater, who once told him: “You are better than me, MP.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stab Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/strong> says:<\/p>\n

His story is one is one of rockstar-like status and one that is sure to endure: A volatile parallel with drugs and a unique and beautiful approach to riding waves. He may be most famously remembered for a car chase that required 35 cop cars to stop him, but more likely that classic cutback shot \u2013 surfing\u2019s most iconic ever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our thoughts are with the family and friends who stood by him through it all.<\/p>\n

[Link: <\/strong>The Age<\/a><\/strong> and <\/strong>Stab Mag<\/a><\/strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n