Phil Shao

Phil Shao (December 28, 1973 - August 22, 1998) was a professional skateboarder from Redwood City, California. He was featured in many magazines including Thrasher Magazine, Skateboarder Magazine, TransWorld Skateboarding and many more. He had an English degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He appeared in about 17 skateboarding videos in his career. Phil's last video was "Dedications" from Think Skateboards, released shortly before his death. [ [http://www.skimthefat.com/provideos/showvideo.cgi?videoID=123530 SkimTheFat - Your Guide to Skateboarding Videos ] ] On August 22, 1998, Phil Shao died in a car accident in Arcata, California. [ [http://www.angelfire.com/nh/Gstar/phil.html Phil Shao-RIP-1973-1998 ] ]

Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park

In the summer of 2003, Redwood City and a few of Phil's friends built a skatepark dedicated to Phil called the [http://www.redwoodcity.org/parks/parksandpools/skatepark.html Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park] . The park is a convert|13000|sqft|m2|abbr=on skatepark with 2 bowls, 2 rails, many ledges and much more.

Thrasher Magazine rated the skate park an 8.5 – a great tribute to a park designed with help from the skaters of Redwood City!

References

External links

* [http://www.redwoodcity.org/parks/parksandpools/skatepark.html Official skatepark website]
* [http://www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php?SCREEN=skatepark&park=715 Thrasher Magazine's park review]