▁sch ol ars , ▁including ▁Lak sh mid h ara , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁astronom er ▁Bh ask ar ach ary a . ▁Lak sh mid h ara ▁served ▁as ▁J ait ug i ' s ▁court ▁p and it , ▁and ▁excel led ▁as ▁a ▁scholar . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Se una ▁( Y ad ava ) ▁dynast y <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Ble ars , ▁Jr ▁( J anu ary ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁World ▁Sur f ing ▁Champion . ▁ ▁History ▁Jimmy ▁Ble ars ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁California ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁N WA ▁and ▁W WA ▁pro - w rest ling ▁champion , ▁Lord ▁James ▁" T ally - H o " ▁Ble ars , ▁also ▁an ▁av id ▁sur fer ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁sem inal ▁sur f ing ▁document ary , ▁The ▁End less ▁Summer . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eleven ▁Ble ars ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Hawai i , ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁sur f ing ▁from ▁his ▁father . ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁Ble ars ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁C & C ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁lif egu ard ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁professional ▁sur fer . ▁ ▁Ble ars ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of