Rick Howard
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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 began his skateboarding career skating for Blockhead Skateboards (where he turned pro), and Gullwing Trucks. He quit Blockhead and skated for Plan B Skateboards
in 1991 and during his time with Plan B, he left Gullwing and switched to Independent Trucks. His part in the second Plan B video, "Virtual Reality", is well-known for his advancement of switchstance skating and checked short sleeved shirts. Rick Howard is one of the most influential skateboarders of all time, and will always be remembered as a legend, and the creator of girl, lakai, and the owner of the crailtap distribution company. ZAKI SHAHEEN 2011
He quit Plan B and formed a new company named Girl Skateboards
with Spike Jonze
, Mike Carroll
, and Megan Baltimore in 1993. Howard was sponsored by DC Shoes
, where he had a signature model shoe. He left DC to form his own shoe company with Mike Carroll
, Lakai Footwear.
He owns the Crailtap distribution company, which in turn owns such companies as Royal Trucks and Chocolate Skateboards.
The fakie frontside
big spin heelflip
is named the Rick flip after him, although it is not known whether he invented it or not.
Howard has had some serious injuries such as a torn ACL and a shattered shoulder but has recovered from both and excelled in skateboarding.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born skateboarder
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
who now resides in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is considered to been credited with helping to advance switch skateboarding to new levels in the 1990s.
He began his skateboarding career skating for Blockhead Skateboards (where he turned pro), and Gullwing Trucks. He quit Blockhead and skated for Plan B Skateboards
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...
in 1991 and during his time with Plan B, he left Gullwing and switched to Independent Trucks. His part in the second Plan B video, "Virtual Reality", is well-known for his advancement of switchstance skating and checked short sleeved shirts. Rick Howard is one of the most influential skateboarders of all time, and will always be remembered as a legend, and the creator of girl, lakai, and the owner of the crailtap distribution company. ZAKI SHAHEEN 2011
He quit Plan B and formed a new company named 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 Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
, Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco who skated for H-Street and then joined the super team Plan B Skateboards...
, and Megan Baltimore in 1993. Howard was sponsored 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 he had a signature model shoe. He left DC to form his own shoe company with Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco who skated for H-Street and then joined the super team Plan B Skateboards...
, Lakai Footwear.
He owns the Crailtap distribution company, which in turn owns such companies as Royal Trucks and Chocolate Skateboards.
The fakie frontside
Frontside
Frontside and backside are surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding and aggressive inline skating terms that are used to describe how a person approaches an obstacle or performs a certain trick...
big spin heelflip
Heelflip
The heelflip , is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks his board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis....
is named the Rick flip after him, although it is not known whether he invented it or not.
Howard has had some serious injuries such as a torn ACL and a shattered shoulder but has recovered from both and excelled in skateboarding.
Current sponsors
- CCS
- Girl Skateboard Company
- Four Star clothing
- Lakai Limited FootwearLakai Limited FootwearLakai Footwear Limited is a footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999...
- Independent trucks
Videography
Lakai footwear- Fully FlaredFully FlaredFully Flared is a street skateboarding video by Lakai, directed by Ty Evans, Spike Jonze and Cory Weincheque. In 2007, it won "Best video of the Year" at the Transworld Skateboarding Awards, and Guy Mariano won both "Best Street" and "Best Video Part" at the same event.The video's release was...
(2007) - Beware of the Flare (2002)