Rodney Mullen
Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida) is a professional freestyle skateboarder, and considered to be one of the most influential skaters in the history of the sport.[1] He is credited with inventing many tricks, including the flat-ground Ollie (originally called the 'ollie pop'), the kickflip (originally called "magic flips"), the Heelflip, the 360 flip, and the Ollie Impossible (more often called the Impossible).
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| Born | August 17, 1966 |
| Education | University of Florida Biomedical Engineering |
| Occupation | Skateboarding |
Tricks he invented
Mullen has invented many tricks. These are:[2]
- Frontside & backside 180 kickflips
- 50-50 saran wrap
- Varial heelflip
- 50-50 sidewinders
- 360 Flip
- 360 pressure flip
- 540 double kickflip
- 540 Shove-it
- Casper 360 flip
- Casper slides
- Darkslides (Adapted from Mark Gonzales' idea)
- Double heelflips
- Flat-ground ollie
- Godzilla rail flip
- Gazelle
- Heelflip
- Helipops (360 Nollie)
- Half-cab kickflip underflip
- Half-cab impossible
- Helipop heelflips
- Handstand flip
- Kickflip underflip
- No Handed 50-50
- Ollie Kickflip
- Ollie Impossible
- Ollie nosebone
- Ollie fingerflip
- One footed ollie
Movie appearance
Rodney Mullen did many of the skateboarding stunts for Christian Slater in the 1989 skateboarding movie Gleaming the Cube. He can be seen performing in order to look like Slater. At the end credits he can be seen from an overhead view riding his skateboard with the camera zooming in on his foot work.[3]
Video game appearances
Mullen has appeared in many video games related to the Tony Hawk Pro Skater (THPS) console games. These include:
Rodney Mullen Media
Rodney Mullen in 1988."Innovation rarely comes by revolution; it develops by continual and gradual evolution." —Mullen
"The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief."—Rodney Mullen, 2013
References
- ↑ Weyland, J (2002) The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World Arrow, London. p276. ISBN 0-09-943186-6
- ↑ "The House That Rodney Built". Plan B Skateboards. 1994. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ↑ Gleaming the Cube → Trivia on IMDb