Clifton James Hobgood (born July 6, 1979) is an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship surfer.

[2] Hobgood entered his first surfing contest in 1989 and made the Open Boys final.

He won several other championships and in 1998 he was selected as the model for the new National Scholastic Surfing Association logo.

In 1999, CJ was the Association Surfer Professionals Rookie of the Year.

[4] Also, they previously operated The Goods Surf and Skate in Indialantic, Florida.