Brian Deegan (Moto X)

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Brian Deegan (born May 9, 1975 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American professional Freestyle Motocross rider and the all-time Moto X X Games medal leader.

Deegan was the first ever to do a 360 (some say an off-axis backflip because it isn't as flat) in competition naming the trick the "Mulisha Twist". Also innovator especially during pioneering of Freestyle Motocross and is the most decorated Freestyle Motocross rider in X Games history with 10 total medals(3 Golds and 7 Bronzes)and is the only rider to compete in at least 1 event in every X Games.His favorite band is Guns N' Roses. He is also a member of the Metal Mulisha Brian just finished a film entitled Disposable Hero that follows him through the struggles and rewards that accompany the freestyle motocross sport and lifestyle. Jesse James, Ronnie Faist, Jeremy Stenberg, Cameron Steele, Chris Ackerman, Nate Adams, and Seth Enslow are a few of the featured cast that talk about Deegan and his life's journies.

Career Highlights

• 1997 Los Angeles Supercross- 1st place

• 1999 World Freestyle champ / Gravity Games Silver

• 2000 Gravity Games Gold

• 2000 Air MX Champ

• 2000 Bluetorch Ride and Slide FMX Champ

• 2002 Winter X Games Gold

• 2003 Featured Rider on Tony Hawk tour

• 2003 Summer X-Games Gold

• 2003 EXPN Rider of the year nominee

• 1st to land a 360 backflip

• 2004 ESPY award nominee

• Only rider to ride a custom WCC bike

• Hold the most medals in FMX X Games history: 9 medals

• Brian Deegan action figure, trading cards, and toy bike

• Frequently featured in Transworld MX and Racer X magazines. Appeared on both covers.

• Featured multiple times in FHM magazine

• 2004 went for 100ft. 360 at Winter X Games. Crashed and broke my femur and both wrists.

• Came back 6 months later to get 4th at Summer X Games.

• Appears frequently on ESPN, ESPN2, Sports Center, ABC, NBC, OLN, and the discovery channel

• Leader of the most well known team in action sports: The Metal Mulisha. With heavy influences over the 19 rider team.

• Stunts in the movies XXX , Spiderman, and Fantastic 4

• Performed in all major FMX videos

• Own the most notorious FMX park: The Compound

• Pioneered the sport of FMX

• 2004 ESPN top 100 athlete of all sports

• Inventor of multiple FMX tricks while building a huge fan base

• Released my own Metal Mulisha DVD

• 2005 Winter X Games Gold Medalist

• Successfully completing the first Metal Mulisha Tour.

Sponsors:

Metal Mulisha, West Coast Choppers, No Fear, Amp'd Mobile, No Fear/Sobe Energy Drink, Etnies, Von Zipper, FMF, UNI, PJ1, Allsport Dynamics, Shoei, 909, Renthal, Dunlop, Acerbis, Escondido Cycle Center, MAC Tools, Alpinestars and 661