Jim Fitzpatrick holds a Makaha skateboard
Title
Jim Fitzpatrick holds a Makaha skateboard
Description
Jim Fitzpatrick (b. 1948) holds a Makaha skateboard.
Fitzpatrick grew up in La Jolla, CA. In the 1950s, he and his friends rode steel-wheel skateboards at La Jolla Shores in between sessions in the water on surf mats and balsa-wood surfboards. In 1960, his family relocated to Topanga Beach in Malibu, CA, so his father could pursue his career as a producer/director of documentary films. (His father's work began to diversify, and in 1963 he published a book titled "Surfing Guide to Southern California.")
In 1964, he introduced the skateboard to Europe when he arrived with 12 clay-wheel Makaha skateboards and two Dave Sweet Surfboards for a two-month adventure, pioneering skateboarding and surfing across the continent and in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
He returned to Europe 25 years later with the "Bones Brigade" as Promotions Manager at Powell-Peralta Skateboards. He was in charge of professional skateboarders such as Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero, and Lance Mountain. He also worked alongside Stacy Peralta and Craig Stecyk in video productions that changed skateboarding forever.
In 1995, he founded The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC), a trade association that promotes skateboarding. The group succeeded in changing public liability laws in 1997, which allowed public skate parks to be built throughout the United States.
This card was created when he was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2022. Watch his intro montage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4OekGx3k4
Fitzpatrick grew up in La Jolla, CA. In the 1950s, he and his friends rode steel-wheel skateboards at La Jolla Shores in between sessions in the water on surf mats and balsa-wood surfboards. In 1960, his family relocated to Topanga Beach in Malibu, CA, so his father could pursue his career as a producer/director of documentary films. (His father's work began to diversify, and in 1963 he published a book titled "Surfing Guide to Southern California.")
In 1964, he introduced the skateboard to Europe when he arrived with 12 clay-wheel Makaha skateboards and two Dave Sweet Surfboards for a two-month adventure, pioneering skateboarding and surfing across the continent and in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
He returned to Europe 25 years later with the "Bones Brigade" as Promotions Manager at Powell-Peralta Skateboards. He was in charge of professional skateboarders such as Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero, and Lance Mountain. He also worked alongside Stacy Peralta and Craig Stecyk in video productions that changed skateboarding forever.
In 1995, he founded The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC), a trade association that promotes skateboarding. The group succeeded in changing public liability laws in 1997, which allowed public skate parks to be built throughout the United States.
This card was created when he was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2022. Watch his intro montage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4OekGx3k4
Date
2022
Source
Digital only
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Publisher
Skateboarding Hall of Fame