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Russ Howell

Russ Howell

A Life Filled With Blessings

SkateBoarder
Surfer
School Teacher
Christian

https://www.russ360.com/RussHowell-Bio3/index.html

What Motivates You?	Early Years	1967 Judo Contest	Adult Years
SkateBoarding	1975 Tonight Show	1978 Oceanside Video	Roller Skating Nationals
SkateBoard Products	SkateBoard Awards	Life Lesson	Skate Service Awards
SkateBoard Legacy	Spin Video	Inspirational Thoughts	Additional Photos

SkateBoarding = Sport, Life Style, Friend, Art Form?

What Motivates You?

Sigmund Freud

We do things for pleasurable gratification.
The pleasure principle is the driving force of the id
that seeks immediate gratification of all needs, wants, and urges.

Billy Graham:

"Whatever you love most,
be it sports, pleasure, business or God,
that is your god!"

Guard Your Thoughts

What motivates us to act, strive, and achieve?
It is whatever we love most at any given point in our lives.

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Early Years

1
1954 - 4 Years Old - Great Childhood

2
Great Parents!
Daily Examples of How To Live Right

3
SkimBoarding Became My 1st Sport And A Summer Business

4
Started Surfing in 1958
1st Surfboard was a Square-Railed Paddleboard with No Fin
Shaped All The Boards for My High School Surfing Club

5
Surfed: Southern & Northern California, Hawaii, Australia, Peru

6
SkateBoarding for 67 Years - 1958-2025

6b
Early SkateBoards Were Homemade Until 1963

7
Bixby Park, Long Beach - My Skating Holy Ground
1st Stepped Onto A Skateboard
Opened The Door To Skateboard Career

7b
1967 Southern California Judo Championships
1st In Division

Adult Years

8
Served in the Air Force
Stationed in South Korea

A Crossroads Leading To A New Direction In Life!

9
Graduated College
Associate Degree - Mathematics
Bachelor's Degree - Physical Education
Masters Degree - Computer Education
Teaching Credential

SkateBoarding

10
April 1975 - Bahne/Cadillac SkateBoard Nationals
1st Place FreeStyle

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April 1975 - Bahne/Cadillac SkateBoard Nationals
1st Place FreeStyle

1 Peter 4:10
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,
as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

Opportunity to Serve The Sport I Love.

12
Hobie - 1st SkateBoard Team

1975 Tonight Show (1:03)
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Wrote a Book on FreeStyle SkateBoarding (1975)
Jim O'Mahoney - SkateBoard Magazine

14
Toured Australia with Stacy Peralta in 1975-1976
Integrated SkateBoarding into Public Schools
Opened the Oldest Existing Public SkatePark in Albany, SouthWestern Australia

15
Wrote a Book in Australia in 1976

16
SkateBoard Tours and Demos All Over The World
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany,
England, Denmark, Belgium, France, Peru

17
Best Personal High Jump - 4 Feet 3 Inches

18
Inverted Tricks Were Favorites

19
The 1977 Beach Boys Concert Demo
55,000 Attendance

20
Strength Moves Were My Favorites

1978 Oceanside Pro Nationals (1:37)

21
Safety Techniques of Diving Over Kids
And Rolling Out Was Always Included In Each Skate Demo

22
Magazines Helped Promote SkateBoarding Worldwide

23
Magazines Helped Inspire Others To SkateBoard

24
SkateBoard Cards Were Made For Several Skaters

25
7-11 Slurpee Asked Me To Design Several Cups For Them

25b
May 1980 - Roller Skating
Sanjon US Open Outdoor Championships
1st Place

SkateBoard Products

26
A Company Bearing My Name Was Formed
Team Included: Matt Barden, Chris Larsen and Steve Day

27
The Company Logo Was Simple
And Inspired Others To Reach For The Stars

28
My Pro Team Mate Was Ed Nadalin
Star of "The Magic Rolling Board"

29
The Howell FS FreeStyle Wheel
Continues To Be My Favorite FreeStyle Wheel

30
I Toured With RACO For A Summer
And They Made Wheels Bearing My Name

Dusters Made A Cruiser Board For Me In 2014
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I Created The First Specialized "Spinning Wheel"
Which Allowed Me To Spin The World Record of 163 Spins

33
SkateBoarding Continues To Occupy Much Of My Life

SkateBoard Awards

34
1st Place - 1977 World Championships 360 SpinOff

35
Inducted Into the Florida SkateBoarding Hall of Fame
Along With Patti McGee and Hobie Alter
(Patti McGee: Aug 23, 1945-Oct 16, 2024) (Hobie Alter: Oct 31, 1933-Mar 29, 2014)

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Inducted Into the 2017 SkateBoarding Hall of Fame
Bob Mohr (1960's), Gregg Weaver (1970's Era 1), Russ Howell (1970's Era 1),
Shogo Kubo (1970's Era 2), Kim Cespedes (Female), Vicki Vickers (Female),
Mike McGill (1980's Era 1), Eric Dressen (1970's Era 2), Daewon Song (1990's)
Sonja Catalano (Icon), Jim Phillips (Icon)

Life Lesson

37
1986 World SkateBoarding Championships
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Then he said to them,
"Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;
life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
Luke 12:15

The greatest among you will be your servant.
Matthew 23:11

SkateBoard Service Awards

USSA, CASL, NSA, WSA, IDASL, and more ...

38
1975 - PRO: Professional Riders Organization
An Agency To Hire Skaters And Promote SkateBoarding
Also worked as Team Manager for Vision, Sims, and Schmidtt SkateBoards

39
February 1975 - Albany, Australia
Oldest Existing Public Skate Park
Testimony To What Can Be Accomplished With Teamwork

40
CASL: California Amateur SkateBoard League
Served On Board of Directors and Judge for Contests
Also Served With USSA, ISA, NSA, IDASL, and The Vans Warped Tour