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*[[Almost Skateboards]] | |||
*[[World Industries]] | |||
| date_of_birth = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|17|}} | | date_of_birth = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|17|}} | ||
| skating_since = {{Start date and number of years|1977|1|1|}} | | skating_since = {{Start date and number of years|1977|1|1|}} | ||
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*[[Independent]] | |||
*[[Powell Peralta]] | |||
*[[Walker Skateboards]] | |||
| awards = Inducted into the [http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2013-rodney-mullen/ Skateboarding Hall of Fame] in 2013 | | awards = Inducted into the [http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2013-rodney-mullen/ Skateboarding Hall of Fame] in 2013 | ||
| bio = Rodney Mullen won his first world skateboard championship at the age of 14; over the following decade, he won 34 out of 35 freestyle contests, thus establishing the most successful competitive run in the history of the sport. Over the following years, he turned from freestyle, translating his accumulated skills to a newer, different form of skateboarding. He is widely considered the most influential street-skater in the history of the sport, having invented many— if not most— of the tricks used today, including the street Ollie, kick-flip, 360-flip, Impossible, etc. As a consequence, Rodney was deemed “Godfather of modern street skating” in the Tony Hawk video game series, which featured his character over a span of about 8 years. | | bio = Rodney Mullen won his first world skateboard championship at the age of 14; over the following decade, he won 34 out of 35 freestyle contests, thus establishing the most successful competitive run in the history of the sport. Over the following years, he turned from freestyle, translating his accumulated skills to a newer, different form of skateboarding. He is widely considered the most influential street-skater in the history of the sport, having invented many— if not most— of the tricks used today, including the street Ollie, kick-flip, 360-flip, Impossible, etc. As a consequence, Rodney was deemed “Godfather of modern street skating” in the Tony Hawk video game series, which featured his character over a span of about 8 years. | ||
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File:Rodney Mullen Christmas Ornament.jpg|Mullen Christmas ornament, circa 2015 | File:Rodney Mullen Christmas Ornament.jpg|Mullen Christmas ornament, circa 2015 | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[http://www.amazon.com/Mutt-How-Skateboard-Kill-Yourself/dp/0060556196/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451256607&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mutt "The Mutt: How to Skateboard and not Kill Yourself." By Rodney Mullen (2005), Regan Books] | *[http://www.amazon.com/Mutt-How-Skateboard-Kill-Yourself/dp/0060556196/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451256607&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mutt "The Mutt: How to Skateboard and not Kill Yourself." By Rodney Mullen (2005), Regan Books] | ||