Johnny Schillereff was a pro skater how skated for a team called Underworld Element Skateboards. After years of following a wayward path he decided to turn his life around! He wanted to do something positive with his life. Around that time Underworld Element Skateboards had tons off problems and nobody could get along. Eventually most of the riders left. Johnny then had a choice. He could try to fix Underworld or start something totally new. He chose a little bit of both. He took ownership of Underworld Element. He called it Element Skateboards! He also made several other big changes! Element Skateboards is one of the best skateboard companies in the skateboarding world!
Bam Margera
Bam was born in Westchester, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1979. He has been skating since he was 9. He turned pro when he was 19. His real name is Brandon! His grandpa gave him his nickname of Bam because of Bam’s bad habit of running in to walls! Bam also had his own reality TV show called Viva la Bam. It ran from 2003-2005.
Nyjah Huston
Nyjah Huston was born on November 30, 1994! He has been skating since was 4. He
went to the X-Games when he was 11, making him the youngest competitor in the history of the X-Games! He was also featured in Tony Hawks Project 8 and Tony Hawks Proving Ground. This makes him the youngest person to be featured in the Tony Hawk games.
Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely (also know as Mike V.) was born on June 29, 1970 in Edison New Jersey. He is in a hardcore rock band called Revolution Mother and a punk rock band called Mike V. and the rats. He turned pro in 1987.
Bucky Lasek
Bucky Lasek was born on December 3, 1972 in Dundalk Maryland. He has been skateing since he was 12. He turned pro when he was 18! He is one of the best vert riders. as of 2006 he had 10 medals (6 golds) at the X-Games. He also played a very short role in the movie “Haggard” with Bam Maregera.
Chad Muska
Chad Muska was born on May 2, 1977. He has been skating since he was 11. He likes to rap. His first album was called Muskabeatz!
Levi Brown
Levi was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His sponsors include Elemenet and Bones swiss bearings. Levi is the newest member of the team.
Chad Tim Tim
Chadd Tim Tim is a really cool, down to Earth guy. He is from the Philippines. In an interview with Transworld skateboarding magazine he said that his three favorite things were God, his wife, and skateboarding ( in that order)! His dad was a pro ping-pong player.
Tony Tave
Tony Tave was born on March 23, 1987 in Lakeforest, California. Besides Element his other sponsors include Venture trucks, Spitfire wheels, Circa, Nixon, Active, and FKD bearings.
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In 1991 some of the best pros at the time wanted to start something new that nobody has seen ever before in the skateboarding industry! They called it Plan B Skateboards! Mike Tenasky was the creator and master mind behind Plan B skateboards. He got some of the best pros at the time including Danny Way, Matt Hensley, Mike Carroll, Sean Scheffey, and Rick Howard.
Plan B Skateboards took over the skating world by storm with their awesome videos, amazing boards, and other products! They also added Pat Duffy, Colin Mckay, Sal Barbier, Ronnie Bertino, and Jeremy Wray through out the early 90′s.
In 1994 tragedy struck Plan B skateboards, when Mike Tenasky was killed in a tragic car accident. Plan B Skateboards was then left in the hands of Danny Way and Colin Mckay. A few years later Plan B Skateboards died out. Until a few years ago!
In 2005 with help from Syndrome Distribution Plan B was reborn! The new Plan B team included Danny Way, Colin Mckay, Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Gallant, PJ Ladd, Brian Wenning, Jereme Rogers, and in January 2007 Ryan Sheckler. Plan B Skateboards is once again one of the best teams in the skateboard industry.
Ryan Sheckler
Ryan Sheckler was born in Orange county California. He started skating when he was about 4 years old. He became pro when he was only 12 years old.
Paul Rodriguez
Paul Rodriguez jr.(P-Rod) was born on December 31, 1984. He became pro when he was 18. His dad is also named Paul Rodriguez (hence the “jr.”), but he was a famous comedian.
Danny Way
Danny Way was born on April 15, 1974. He became pro when he was 15. He was the first (and only) skater to jump the Great Wall of China. He is one of the co-owners of Plan B Skateboards. Between 1999 and 2002 Danny Way had 7surgeries, he had 5 on his knees and 2 on his shoulders. In 1991 and in 2004 he was named “Skater of the year” by Thrasher Magazines! In 2006 he “dropped in” off the 82 ft tall guitar at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas into a half pipe
Torey Pudwill
Torey Pudwill is the newest member of the Plan B team. He lives in the Valley of California. He is sponsored by Plan B, DVS, Matrix, Venture trucks, Bones bearings, Skatelab, CCS, and Grizzly griptape.
PJ Ladd
PJ Ladd was born on January 11, 1983 in. His real name is Patrick John Ladd. Before he turned pro he skated for Element’s amateur team. When he turned pro he started skating for flip, before finally switching to Plan B.
Brian Wenning
Brian Wenning was born on February 2, 1981 in Monmouth Beach New Jersey. He started skating around 1990.
Colin McKay
Colin McKay was born on August 29, 1975 in Vancouver (Canada). He became pro when he was 17. He is a co-owner of Plan B. Collin McKay is mostly known for his amazing vert skills.
Pat Duffy
Pat Duffy was born on January 17, 1975 in Marin California. He is well known for his part in the Plan B video “Questionable” which came out in 1992.
You can find tons of premium skateboarding equipment and a whole lot of other cool things at Be Wild. Find boards and other equipment from big names like Birdhouse and Element Skateboarding Companies!
Hanger 94 Skateboard Shop
Check out Hanger 94 for a great selection of premium skateboarding equipment. You will find top brands like Birdhouse, Zero, and Baker to name a few.
Birdhouse skateboards was founded by the legendary Tony Hawk and is one of the biggest skating companies in the world. Birdhouse skateboards has some awesome pro skateboarders like Tony Hawk, Shawn White, Steve Nesser, Matt Ball, Willy Santos, Jeremy Klein, and Riley Hawk! They also have cool skateboards and videos. Birdhouse Skateboards is definitely one of the premier skateboarding companies and you can’t go wrong with the guy that revolutionized the skateboarding industry, Tony Hawk!
Tony Hawk (A.K.A. The Bird Man) was born in San Diego, California on May 12, 1968. Tony describes him self growing as a nightmare. His older brother Steve gave Tony his first skateboard when he was 9. Steve thought maybe it would help Tony settle down a bit and give him something to work at. As Tony became better at skateboarding he began to calm down.
By the age of 12 Tony was sponsored by Dogtown skateboards. He turned pro when he was only 14 and by 16 he was one of the best skaters in the world! Over the next 20 years, Tony Hawk has become a household name. Everything from stakeboards to video games to clothing to amusement park rides bear the name Tony Hawk. If you are reading this, there is a very good chance that Tony Hawk had something to do with it. He has also proven himself to be a very good businessman in addtion to the phenomenal athlete he started out as. He is a man truely worthy of rolemodeling!
Shaun White
Shaun White was born in Carlsbad, California on September 3, 1986! He is mostly known for his awesome snowboarding skills. But he has proved that he has what it takes to be a pro skateboarder. Shaun White’s nickname is “Flying Tomato” because of his red hair.
Steve Nesser
Steve Nesser was born in Minnesota. He is also still living in Minnesota. He has been skateboarding for 14 years! He is also sponsored by Adio.
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Matt Ball was born in Pensacole, Florida. He has been skateboarding for 12 years. He is living in Ontario, California. He is also sponsored by Pig Wheels.
Willy Santos
Willy Santos was born in the Philippines. He now lives in Poway, California. He has been skateboarding for 19 years!
Riley Hawk
Riley Hawk was born in San Diego California in 1992. He is Tony Hawk’s son (obviously)! Riley isn’t pro yet, but he is getting there! He is sponsored by Volcom , Monster, Adio, and Nixon.
You can find tons of premium skateboarding equipment and a whole lot of other cool things at Be Wild. Find boards and other equipment from big names like Birdhouse and Element Skateboarding Companies!
Hanger 94 Skateboard Shop
Check out Hanger 94 for a great selection of premium skateboarding equipment. You will find top brands like Birdhouse, Zero, and Baker to name a few.
