Mike Carroll (skateboarder)

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Mike Carroll
Born Michael Shawn Carroll
Occupation Professional skateboarder
Website
crailtap.com

Michael "Mike" Shawn Carroll[1] (born August 24, 1975) is a professional skateboarder from Daly City, California, United States (U.S.) who is also the vice-president of the Girl skateboard brands.[2] Carroll is known for being an innovator of technical street skating in the early 1990s.[3]

Professional skateboarding

Carroll is globally known for his skating at the Embarcadero plaza (also known as Justin Herman Plaza), or "EMB", in San Francisco, U.S.[3] (as of 2012, the area continues to be a popular location for skateboarders).[4]

H-Street was a skateboard company founded by Tony Magnusson and Mike Ternasky.[5] Carroll joined the prestigious Plan B team that Ternasky left H-Street to form. After the foreclosure of H-Street and the death of Plan B owner Mike Ternasky, Carroll started Girl Skateboards with fellow Plan B rider Rick Howard. Carroll explained in 2013 that, at the time, Plan B was continually "retiring" team members and he experienced a decrease in stress in regard to his future following the decision to launch Girl.[1]

Carroll was a long-time rider for Vans, but left the company soon after they released his pro model shoe and was picked up by DC Shoes, where they released a signature model shoe called the "Cosmo". Not long afterwards he left DC along with Rick Howard and they started their own shoe company, Lakai. [citation needed] Carroll is said to have discovered the famous San Francisco skateboard landmark 3rd and Army.[6]

Sponsors

As of May 2013, Carroll is sponsored by Fourstar Clothing, Girl, Lakai Limited Footwear, Diamond Supply Co., and the Royal Truck Company.[2]

Awards

Carroll won Thrasher magazine's Skater of the Year award in 1994.[7]

In December 2011, Carroll was selected as one of "The 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time" by Transworld Skateboarding. Carroll was number 16 in the list, following Jamie Thomas and preceding Guy Mariano.[3] In the corresponding interview with Skin Phillips, uploaded in September 2012, Carroll listed Jason Lee and Julian Stranger as the two skateboarders who have been the most influential in his life.[8]

Video game appearances

Carroll is a playable character in EA's video games, "Skate.",[9]"Skate 2"[10] and "Skate 3".[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 RouteOneDirect (23 August 2013). "Rick Howard & Mike Carroll: 20 Years of Girl - The Route One Interview. Part One" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mike Carroll". Lakai Limited Footwear. Lakai Limited Footwear. May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Blair Alley (20 December 2011). "THE 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATERS OF ALL TIME". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Justin Herman Plaza". San Francisco Parks Alliance. San Francisco Parks Alliance. 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ RIDEChannel (16 August 2012). "Tony Magnusson Loses Fingers, H-Street, Plan B and More on Free Lunch" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ Skateboarder Magazine (21 July 2005). "15 THINGS: 3RD AND ARMY". Skateboarder Magazine. GrindMedia, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  7. ↑ Thrasher Magazine (17 November 2009). "Classics: Mike Carroll S.O.T.Y". Thrasher Magazine. High Speed Productions. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  8. ↑ Skin Phillips; Blair Alley (6 September 2012). "30TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS: MIKE CARROLL PART 2". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2012. 
  9. ↑ César A. Berardini (19 March 2007). "SKATE: Mike Carroll". teamxbox. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 
  10. ↑ Electronic Arts (2010). "profiles". EA Skate. Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 
  11. ↑ LTUCKER (17 March 2010). "TEAM UP AND THROW DOWN IN SKATE 3 ON MAY 11TH". EA. Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 


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