Steve Brown (yo-yo player)

Steve Brown (yo-yo player)

Steve Brown (born 1976 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an award winning competitive yo-yo player, competition judge, and yo-yo designer currently based out of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. [cite web |url=http://www.stevebrownismyhero.com/promo.php |title= Steve Brown biography|accessdate=2008-09-25 |work=stevebrownismyhero.com |publisher=Steve Brown ] In 2001, the National Yo-Yo League named him as one of eight National Yo-Yo masters. [cite web |url=http://www.nationalyoyo.org/contest/contest2001/welcome.htm |title=2001 National YoYo Contest: Welcome|accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=nationalyoyo.org |publisher=National Yo-Yo League] He has designed multiple yo-yos, including the "Cherry Bomb" for Team Losi. [cite news |first=Richard |last=Kahlenberg |title=A New Spin on Yo-Yos |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/04/local/me-50430 |work=latimes.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=1998-12-04 |accessdate=2008-09-23 ] While employed by Duncan Toys Company as marketing and promotions coordinator [cite news |first= |last= |title=Company Profile|http://www.theyoyomuseum.com/museum_view.php?action=profiles&subaction=company&company=proyo |work=The Museum of Yo-Yo History |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=theyoyomuseum.com |publisher=The Yo-Yo Museum/SkillToys.com] , Brown invented freehand yo-yo play, where instead of being attached to the finger the string is instead attached to a counterweight, and designed a line of yo-yos for the new style. [cite web |url=http://www.yo-yo.com/news_det.asp?id=8 |title=Duncan Unveils new style of play with Freehand Yo-Yo |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=www.yo-yo.com |publisher=Duncan Toys Company] He also authored a book called "Duncan Yo-Yo Trick Book" while employed by the company. [cite book |title=Duncan Yo-Yo Trick Book |last=Brown |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Brown (yo-yo player) |year=1999 |publisher=Duncan Toys Company |isbn=B000R4EHL2 |url=http://www.amazon.com/Duncan-Yo-Yo-Trick-Steve-Brown/dp/B000R4EHL2]

A regular competitor in the 1990s, he has moved out of competing in most venues and has shifted his focus to judging. [cite news |first=Sinclair |last=Rankin |title=The Kings of String |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-05-01/news/the-kings-of-string/ |work=The Village Voice |publisher=Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC |date=2001-05-01 |accessdate=2008-09-23 ] His skill with yo-yos also landed him a job as a stuntman on the 2001 movie "Zoolander" [cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/252771/Zoolander/credits |title=Zoolander (2001) |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=nytimes.com |publisher=The New York Times] and lead to an appearance on "The Best Damn Sports Show Period". [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1269764/ |title="The Best Damn Sports Show Period" Best Damn Yo-Yo Championship (2008) |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=IMDb.com |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.]

Competitive record

*1996 World Yo-Yo Contest, 4th place
*1997 World Yo-Yo Contest - Single A, 4th place
*1997 World Yo-Yo Contest - Single A freestyle, 3rd place
*1998 World Yo-Yo Contest - Single A freestyle, 4th place [cite news |title=String of Hope |url=http://www.satellite.ac.nz/issues/04-10.pdf |work=Satellite Magazine |publisher=Albany Student's Association Inc. |date=2004 |accessdate=2008-09-23 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stevebrownismyhero.com Steve Brown is my hero] , his official website
*imdb name|id=1060212|name=Steve Brown
* [http://www.myspace.com/stevebrownismyhero Steve Brown's MySpace page]


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