Surfers Hall of Fame Inductee Winner, Hawaii’s Pipeline Masters & US Open Founder, Rob Machado Foundation Born: Sydney, Australia | Based: San Diego, CA Jon Rose Pro Surfer | Humanitarian Founder, Waves For Water United Nations Partner | Skateboarder ...
1959: The word "skateboard" appears for the first time in the Los Angeles Times' "The Week in Review." The article noted that "Students comprising the Pasadena Youth Council board of officers appealed to City Directors Tuesday, requesting that skateboards be outlawed to cut down the growing l...
Just a sampling of the 2013 Skateboard Hall of Fame inductees. (Left to Right; Christian Hosoi, Laura Thornhill, Tom Sims, and Greg Carroll. 2016 included the band Suicidal Tendencies who received an Icon award as did the brand Powell-Peralta. Skaters received awards in a decades category, ...