(Aug. 6th, 1962 — Oct. 27, 2000) Skateboarder, Surfer, and Master-Ramp-Builder Rob-O Monroe sadly passed away in November of 2000. Rob-O began skating in the 70s (He rode for Powerflex) and built ramps for almost as long. Through the 80s, he lived in Huntington Beach and befriended a world of skaters in and beyond his
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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
Find George on social Media George Orton was one of the most bio vert skaters of the late 1970s. Born in Long Beach, California, George was a hyperactive kid with ADHD who was always involved in school sports. At age seven, he discovered surfing and skateboarding on a Black Knight with clay wheels. Around 1974,
Find Terry on Instagram Terry Lawrence, (formerly she/her, now he/him) was one of the most hard-charging female vert skaters of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born in July 1962 in Long Beach, California, Terry started skateboarding at the age of eight on a neighbor’s Roller Derby with metal wheels. Terry’s first skateboard was a
Find Gale on Social Media Widely known as the Skateboarding Mom, Gale Webb was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1944. At age 12 in 1956, she found a pair of old roller skates and hammered the steel wheels on a 2” x 4”. That was her first time skateboarding–falling, having fun and acquiring “plenty of scabs. It
Follow Kevin on Instagram What becomes a legend most? How about early vertical pioneer Kevin “The Worm” Anderson! Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1955, Kevin was a military brat whose family moved constantly. Ending up in Hermosa Beach, California, Kevin started skating in 1959 on a 2” x 4” with his sister’s roller skates nailed
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Find Steve on Social Media Having stepped on a skateboard for the first time in third grade, Steve Alba would refine his vertical skateboard skills over the next few years before winning the first pool contest in skateboarding history at the Spring Valley stop of the Hester Series in 1978. From there, the man known
