Birdhouse Skateboards
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Birdhouse Skateboards | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Huntington Beach, CA, USA |
Key people | Tony Hawk and Per Welinder |
Products | Skateboard equipment, apparel, accessories, videos |
Website | Birdhouse Skateboards website |
Birdhouse Skateboards is a skateboard company formed by ex-Powell Peralta pros Tony Hawk and Per Welinder in 1992. It is part of the Blitz Distribution family.
Birdhouse makes decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories. Their first video, The End, was released in 1998. Their most featured video,The Beginning, was released in late 2007.[1] Jeremy Klein officially retired from Birdhouse in 2008. His final product is called "anime girl" wich is a re-issuie of his first Birdhouse graphic
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[edit] Team
Pros
[edit] Amateurs
- Jon Dickson
- Sean Eaton
- Shaun Gregoire
- Riley Hawk
- Nate LaCoste
- David Loy
- Randy Ploesser
- Jean Postec
The comedian Tom Green jokingly states that he is a Birdhouse pro, there is some truth to it as he had a signature skateboard that was on sale but is a rare find today.
[edit] Former Riders
- Matt Allen
- Mark Appleyard
- Donny Barely
- Matt Beach
- Steve Berra
- Ali Cairns
- Griffin Collins
- Justin Figueroa
- Mike Fraizer
- Jon Goeman
- Jim Greco
- Heath Kirchart
- Bucky Lasek
- Jeff Lenoce
- Rick McCrank
- Joey Poirez
- Brett Prais
- Andrew Reynolds
- Dan Rogers
- Anthony "Ragdoll" Scalamere
- Aaron Suski
- Vinny Vegas
- Brandon Westgate
- Jaime Ure