Your privacy is important to us. On the 10th anniversary of the death of iconic surfer Jay Moriarity Jay Moriaritys 23rd birthday dawned without him. In January 2009, he joined AOL's FanHouse website as a columnist. Truth Behind Why Was Sportscaster Jay Mariotti Arrested Jay Mariotti is an American writer and sports interpreter. Thats how I remember it. Friends became concerned when he did not show up for lunch or dinner, and found his drowned body in the water near the dive spot. Amazingly without having any police, detective, FBI, CIA or Men in Black training (but I did break lamps in a Holiday Inn Express last night) I was able to figure out what happened in the Jay Mariotti case before the police even released the info to the public (it's true just look at my twitter).. This is a carousel. After leaving Ohio University, Mariotti earned a job as a feature writer for The Detroit News. But both his and Foos aspirations and commitments to conquering the heaviest waves have influenced a generation of big wave pioneers who have, in turn, given the sport of big wave surfingthegravitasit maintains today. He also failed to cooperate with the station's order to tone down his criticism of the White Sox and the Chicago Bulls. [2] Not limited to either a shortboard or a longboard, he was known as a versatile surfer who appreciated all aspects of surfing. "He wasn't even 30 years old," said another. Unmuted: The National Sports Podcast with Jay Mariotti Mariotti is known for having a massive ego, but the public manner of his arrest would certainly be enough to make him hesitate to return quickly. I was just numb, she said of the early days without Jay. Photographer Bob Barbour captured the moment, and it became arguablythe most spectacular wipeout ever caught on film later appearing in The New York Timesand on the cover ofSURFER Magazine. We loved the game. Before joining the Chicago Sun-Times, he was working as a columnist based in Detroit for The National Sports Daily. They learned of the accident that killed him just as the film was being released. He is remarkable for what he accomplished in his short life, taking on Californias biggest wave at an age when most people are still struggling to master driving a car. Furthermore, his father is an executive for Sears. Kim remembers sitting in the back of a parked van, listening to mentor and student in the front seat, philosophizing on what it meant to live a good life. Our heart goes out to his family. Kornheiser apologized and said he was speaking in jest, but the suspension was not immediately lifted. He was born on June 22, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. His father initially introduced him to surfing at the age of nine, and he quickly began winning a number of junior competitions.