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1980’s Era 1
1980’s Era 1 Skateboard Hall of Fame Inductees. All the skateparks of the late 1970’s dies off early in the decade except a few like Upland Pipeline, Del Mar Skate Ranch, and Kona Skatepark. Skateboarding was pretty dead for a while and skaters started a new craze, building back yard ramps to be able to continue skating. By the mid 1980’s skateboarding was back on the rise in popularity and when the Powell Peralta Bones Brigade VHS movies came out they catapulted skateboarding back into the big time. The tricks on vertical were becoming technical, the airs were getting blasted higher and farther. The personalities were getting unleashed.
Freddie De Sota
Freddie began skateboarding at 14, on a plexiglass board made by his dad. Early spots included pipes in Anaheim and Flower Street. He honed his skills at Upland’s Pipeline and Concrete Wave, Big-O. His early skate crew on Flower Street included John Ernst, Eddie Meek, Mark Bailey, and Kent Douglas. At Concrete Wave, he skated
Per Viking
Born in 1964, Per Viking grew up in Vällingby, a suburb north of Stockholm Sweden. But it was in was in Stockholm where he met Tony Magnusson, and the two became quick friends. Together they skated New Sport House skatepark, eventually becoming part of the New Sport Team. Tony Mag has said that he was incredibly influenced by Per’s ability to rip around the skatepark as lightning speed, antagonizing everyone in his path. This competitive edge is what made Viking a legendary skater. Unfortunately his life was cut short when Per died of a drug overdose in 1997.
John “Tex” Gibson
Find John on Social Media Texas pros like Craig Johnson, Jeff Phillips and John “Tex” Gibson were famous throughout the 1980s for their powerful skating, hard partying and friendly personalities. Born in 1964 in Houston, John Gibson grew up in nearby Pasadena, where he started skating in 1975. Not long after, a horrible park called
Micke Alba
Follow Micke on Social Media Born in the Badlands of Southern California, Michael “Micke” Alba enjoyed a career as one of the top vert pros from the late 1970s to the late-’80s. Starting out skating freestyle around 1975, Micke switched over to vert at the Bel Air Pool, the Central Pool, the famous L Pool
Allen Losi
Find Allen on Social Media Allen Losi was born in 1965 in Sylmar, California. He grew up in Rialto, riding motorcycles and playing all sports. At age 8, his best friend got a Black Knight skateboard that they both loved. Although his friend died of leukemia the next year, Allen has continued skating ever since. His
Mike McGill
Find Mike on Social Media Born on September 2, 1964, Mike McGill spent his early years in Florida before making his first trip out to California in 1978 alongside fellow Floridian Alan “Ollie” Gelfand. Through Gelfand’s connection to Powell Peralta, Mike was initially flowed some product by Stacy Peralta. After landing a centerfold in Skateboarder
Eddie Elguera
Find Eddie on Social Media Frontside invert. Frontside rock ’n’ roll. Fakie ollie. Rock to fakie. Fastplant to fakie. Air to fakie. Pop-a-rocker. Boardslide to fakie. Andrecht flip. And of course, the Elguerial. Creating any one of these key tricks would probably be enough to justify entry into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. In 2016,
Neil Blender
Follow Neil on Instagram Neil Blender’s influence on skateboarding is so far and wide–in every realm and direction–that a short summary of his contributions is nearly impossible to undertake. If Jay Adams set the mold for the perennial bad boy, Blender was the creative yin to Adams’ aggressive yang. Born in 1963, Blender grew up