Mike Carroll
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Mike Carroll is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco who skated for H-Street and then joined the super team Plan B Skateboards
. Mike is known for being an innovator of technical street skating in the early 90's.He is also known for skating at the EMB in San Francisco (since them the spot has been destroyed) After the death of Mike Ternasky, Carroll started Girl Skateboards
with fellow Plan B rider Rick Howard
. He 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. Carroll is said to have discovered the famous San Francisco skateboard landmark 3rd and Army.
Carroll won Thrasher magazine
's Skater of the Year award in 1994.
Carroll is a playable character in EA's video games "Skate. ", "Skate 2
" and "Skate 3
".
Carroll was dubbed a David Duchovny look-a-like in Vancouver, BC, Canada in May 1995 at the Greenbrier Hotel while trying to establish an 'escape route '95' out of the Hotel with 2 alleged female vancouverite accomplices that went by J and M.
Plan B Skateboards
-History:The Plan B Skateboarding team was founded in 1991 by Mike Ternasky, Jackson Kontzer, and Gabriel Torres.In 1994, Mike Ternasky was killed in a car accident, leaving the ownership of the company in the hands of Danny Way and Colin McKay, and Michael Ternasky's wife who temporarily shelved...
. Mike is known for being an innovator of technical street skating in the early 90's.He is also known for skating at the EMB in San Francisco (since them the spot has been destroyed) After the death of Mike Ternasky, Carroll started Girl Skateboards
Girl Skateboards
The Girl Distribution Company is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, which houses several companies including Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing....
with fellow Plan B rider Rick Howard
Rick Howard
Rick Howard is a Canada-born skateboarder who now resides in California. He is considered to been credited with helping to advance switch skateboarding to new levels in the 1990s....
. He 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
DC Shoes
DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets.The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Vista, California...
, 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. Carroll is said to have discovered the famous San Francisco skateboard landmark 3rd and Army.
Carroll won Thrasher magazine
Thrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
's Skater of the Year award in 1994.
Carroll is a playable character in EA's video games "Skate. ", "Skate 2
Skate 2
Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...
" and "Skate 3
Skate 3
Skate 3 is the third installment in the Skate series of video games, developed by EA Black Box, published by Electronic Arts and was released on May 11, 2010. It is a sequel to the 2009 game Skate 2. The player moves to Port Carverton for Skate 3...
".
Carroll was dubbed a David Duchovny look-a-like in Vancouver, BC, Canada in May 1995 at the Greenbrier Hotel while trying to establish an 'escape route '95' out of the Hotel with 2 alleged female vancouverite accomplices that went by J and M.