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    Just some old footage of him i found
    Name: John Rodney Mullen
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA or Hermosa Beach, CA
    Date of Birth: August 17th, 1966 in Gainesville, FL
    Family: married to Traci Mullen
    Occupation: Engineer / Skate Brand Owner / Skateboarder
    Started Skating: 1974
    Started Competing: 1977
    Turned Pro: 1980
    Favored Discipline: Street
    #1 Sponsors: Almost, Enjoi, Darkstar, Tensor, Speed Demons, Matix, Globe
    Stance: Regular
    Nicknames: Mutt, King

    odney Mullen is widely considered the most influential skateboarder in the history of the skateboarding. The majority of ollie and flip tricks he invented throughout the 1980's, including the flatground ollie, the Kickflip, the Heelflip, and the 360 flip are regularly done in modern vertical and street skateboarding.
    Mullen started skateboarding at age 10, when his father (who had opposed his son's wishes to practice the sport) finally agreed to give Rodney a skateboard on condition that he always wore pads, and with the understanding that if he were to ever get hurt, he would have to quit. On January 1, 1977 he bought his first skateboard. His first sponsor was Bill Murray at Inland Surf Shop where Rodney used to skate in their carpark. He rode a Walker Skateboard in his first contest at Kona in Jacksonville in 1977, placing third in Boys Freestyle. The 10-year old attracted the attention of skateboard manufacturer Bruce Walker and immediately became sponsored by Walker Skateboards. For the next 3 years, Rodney took first place in every contest he entered. He went on to win nearly 30 contests, mostly in Florida, and culminated with a win at the Oceanside Nationals in California. His coaching influence came mainly from Bruce Walker and Barry Zaritsky. In 1980 at 13 he turned professional by winning first place at the Oasis Pro in San Diego, and began skateboarding for the legendary Powell Peralta Bones Brigade team. Stacy Peralta became Rodney's new coach and sponsor. 10 years and 34 freestyle competitions later Rodney was only beaten once by Per Welinder, and in this competition he still got second. This is considered to be the best record in skateboard history.

    In 1988, Mullen appeared in the feature film Gleaming the Cube, alongside fellow Bones Brigade team members and movie star Christian Slater. Mullen's other videos include The Bones Brigade Video Show (1984), Bones Brigade Video II: Future-Primitive (1985), Bones Brigade Video III: The Search for Animal Chin (1986), and Bones Brigade Video IV: Public Domain (1988), World Industries: Rubbish Heap (1989), Plan B: Questionable (1992), Plan B: Virtual Reality (1993), Plan B: Second Hand Smoke (1995), the Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song series, Globe Opinion, and most recently Almost: Round Three. He also appeared as a guest on the tv show That's Incredible! (Nov. 1988).



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  • RJxxcrash13

    @PandJ13 im with u on that one
    Saturday 24 December 2011 13:32:02
  • ProSkateNate90

    @KingDanny98765 Rodney Mullen has already been sponsored. Thank you!
    Tuesday 01 November 2011 14:31:41
  • KingDanny98765

    Dude u nead to get sponcerd
    Sunday 30 October 2011 08:15:11
  • monkeyteaser268

    hes cleaner than the video game
    Sunday 10 July 2011 20:50:26
  • darkseer100

    @jonesbre001 not skateboarding?lol
    Saturday 25 June 2011 01:47:34
  • dracofeu1234

    00:22 - 00:23 OMG it's very amazing trick's
    Friday 24 June 2011 15:23:59
  • sebas404

    How can 9 idiots not like this vid?
    Thursday 26 May 2011 12:28:10
  • Millionaires4life

    9 people fail at skateboarding
    Thursday 07 April 2011 20:41:01
  • STEVENAR10

    Rodney you will always be the BEST.
    Sunday 20 March 2011 22:46:03
  • bumbumfan

    @jonesbre001 what would you call it then?
    Saturday 26 February 2011 17:37:21
  • toxicsk8team1

    I wish he would do something cool like this when i see him
    Tuesday 01 February 2011 00:18:59
  • iversonfariascosta

    Mullen is a skate god.
    Thursday 13 January 2011 23:14:14
  • nintendofreakJW

    @jonesbre001 You right it's being a deity
    Monday 27 December 2010 20:20:03
  • jonesbre001

    thats not skateboarding
    Thursday 23 December 2010 20:10:15
  • ChocolateMonkeey

    @genetic00failure Yeah i got his uber light
    Sunday 05 December 2010 18:33:30
  • 3COOLKIDD3

    HE IS THE KING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Wednesday 17 November 2010 19:56:20
  • jileel

    lol i would hate to play him skate he created most of the stuff i would do
    Tuesday 26 October 2010 19:57:33
  • oLucKyyGB

    Am i the only one that thinks his tricks make him look like a magician O__o
    Sunday 24 October 2010 11:03:29
  • ZAKROCKER93

    @genetic00failure he owns almost....noob
    Tuesday 05 October 2010 08:26:25
  • 5jonttu55

    he just only spin
    Monday 27 September 2010 07:31:29
  • roddstark

    all how love rodney mullen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Monday 20 September 2010 16:03:49
  • ZZGriffinZZremix

    @genetic00failure he doesnt skate on almost he doesnt skate for any1 since 2 months ago he skates kinda 4 almost and enjoi since he owns both
    Thursday 09 September 2010 18:29:36
  • SmallTimeShred

    this guy is the reason i started skating three months ago. now im in love with it. ill never stop, its like an addiction.
    Friday 06 August 2010 06:07:23
  • mischievious1000

    rodney is the best skater to live, and he skated for almost
    Tuesday 13 July 2010 19:13:34
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