Geoff Rowley
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Geoff Rowley | |
Born | June 6, 1976 Liverpool, England |
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Residence | Huntington Beach, California, United States. |
Occupation | Pro Skater |
Geoffrey Rowley (born June 6, 1976 in Liverpool, England) is a professional skateboarder who currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He began skating at the age of 13, and he has been skating for over 18 years. Geoff is known for being fearless when skating large gaps, rails and ledges and for being able to skate different types of terrain.He is perceived by some to be one of the best professional skateboarders in the world.[citation needed] Geoff is currently filming for the video Extremely Sorry by Flip Skateboards which will be released in the summer of 2008. Geoff was first sponsored by Flip Skateboards (when it was based in the UK under the name Deathbox before the move to california) and is an original team member[1]. Geoff follows a vegan diet.[citation needed]
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[edit] Current Sponsors
Pro Models: Rowley, XLT, XL2, XLIII, Shams, Slims, Squares, Shambles, XLT Elite, X
- Volcom Clothing
- Ricta Wheels
- Independent Trucks
- Mob Griptape
- Boost Mobile
- Korey Skateboarding Inc
- mountain dew
[edit] Video appearances
- 1994: Hookups - "Asian Goddess"
- 1995: 411 VM - "Issue #13"
- 1996: Transworld - "Uno"
- 1997: Volcom - "Freedom Wig"
- 1998: 411 VM - "Issue #30"
- 1999: Transworld - "Feedback"
- 2000: 411 - "Best of Vol 6"
- 2000: Digital - "Issue #2"
- 2002: Flip - "Sorry"
- 2003: Flip - "Really Sorry"
- 2004: Volcom - "Chicagof"
- 2005: Volcom - "Chicagof: The Hook"
- 2006: -Volcom- - "Lets Live" (Tribute video to the recent Shane Cross)
- 2008: -Flip- - "Extremely Sorry"
[edit] Other appearances
Rowley appeared in the Tony Hawk video game franchise running from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to Tony Hawk's Underground. He also made an appearance in the MTV show Viva La Bam.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Team Page on Volcom
- Team Page on Vans
- The Complete and Uncut Geoff Rowley Interview
- Rowley Web Exclusive Interview
- Interview w/ Geoff Rowley
- Geoff Rowley Interview
- Thrill of the hunt: the Rowley interview