Sean Sheffey, a Maryland native, began his sponsored skateboarding journey with Shut Skates, a New York-centric company. He first encountered Shut at the Eastern Skateboard Association Championships in Ocean City, impressed by their unique style and graffiti-inspired vibe, a departure from the prevalent California aesthetic. He connected with Bruno Musso, received a Shut Shark board, […]
Few have furthered the culture of skateboarding, on and off the board, more than Mike Carroll. During his humble beginnings in Daly City California, Carroll gravitated toward the board due to his cousin and brother’s influence, though he frequently was sent barreling down the hill, crashing into trashcans. But this newfound obsession would take him
A man of many titles, Rick Howard is known as an entrepreneur, producer, and most importantly a skateboarder. Moving from Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, to California when he was seventeen, Rick soon gathered early sponsors with Blockhead Skateboards in 1988 and Gullwing Trucks. Howard would find his first full length part in Blockhead’s video Splendid
It is almost impossible to cover the complete legacy of Steve Rocco. No one would have known that when Steve, the oldest of six siblings in Hermosa Beach, received his first skateboard at age eleven it would begin a story molded in success, risk, and controversy. First gaining recognition as an excellent freestyle skater, Rocco
Follow Matt on Instagram It’s not always easy to put a finger on what makes someone a great skateboarder. Sometimes originality, style and character count at least as much as tricks and trophies. Matt Hensley was born in 1970 in Newport Beach, California, and grew up in Vista. Starting in 1977, his mom dropped him
Find Danny on Social Media Danny Way started skateboarding at age six at the Del Mar Skateboard Ranch. By 11, he won the first contest he ever entered. Since then, Danny has been pushing boundaries, shattering records, and progressing the sport like very few others in the game. Growing up in Vista, California with his
