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Sponsors: Almost, Tensor, Matix, Globe, Bones, Oust, CCSĬonsidered the Godfather of Skateboarding, Rodney Mullen is credited for creating the flat ground Ollie, kickflip, heelflip, impossible and more than 30 other tricks on the skateboard.Turned pro: in 1980 at 14 years of age.Today, he manages an enterprise consisting of apparel and video games. Currently, he has retired from competitions but continues to conduct tours and demos to spread the love of Skateboarding. On the same year, he was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. Ten years after, the Birdman became the first skateboarder to skate on the White house grounds with permission from officials during President Barack Obama’s Fathers’ Day celebration. It was a lucky year for him because the skateboarding video game series named after him (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater) also made its debut. In the 1999 X-Games, he grabbed the world’s attention when he landed the first recorded 900 trick on the vert ramp. His career sank though when skateboarding lost its popularity, and the entire industry had to regroup. He had claimed 12 consecutive championships at the National Skateboard Association. Tony Hawk started skateboarding at the age of nine as an outlet of his hyper energy. Sponsors: Birdhouse, Independent, Quiksilver, Bones, Hawk Clothing, Bell and Nixon.

Turned pro: in 1982 at 14 years of age.

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