Russ Howell

Russ Howell

Russ Howell began skateboarding in 1958. He competed and won many contests, including the main event at the 1975 Del Mar Contest that was featured in the Dogtown movies. He also won city, state, national, and two international skateboarding titles.

Russ also set two Guinness World records: (1) longest handstand on a skateboard, and (2) the most consecutive 360s (163). Russ is the first professional skateboarder and opened up the sport to professionalism. He served on many organizational boards in an effort to elevate the sport. He is a member of the Thrasher(magazine) Hall of Fame.

He currently rides for Decomposed skateboards.

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/russhowellsite Official site]


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