Steve Steadham

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Steve Steadham
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BornFebruary 1963 (age 62)
Farmington, New Mexico, U.S.
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CountryUSA
Sport Skateboarding

Steve Steadham (born February 1963, in Farmington, New Mexico) is a regular-footed American skateboarding pioneer, former Bones Brigade member, and musician. [13]

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Early life

Steadham grew up in Las Vegas and California, going to high school in Las Vegas. [4] He started seriously skateboarding when he was 17. [4] [1] In 1981, Steadham moved to California. [14]

Skateboarding

Steadham worked in the Whittier skatepark's pro shop where Lance Mountain was his co-worker. Neil Blender, Lester Kasai, and John Lucero were also locals at the park. [4] Steadham helped popularize the boneless. [15]

Within two years of moving to California, Steadham signed to Powell & Peralta. [14] [16] Steadham turned pro in 1984 for Powell. [4] After riding for Powell for over a year, Steadham left Powell and started his own company: Steadham Skateboards. [4]

Stedmz Skateboard

Steadham Skateboards evolved in to Stedmz Skateboards. [17]

Skate Video Parts & AppearancesYear
Bones Brigade Video Show1984

Music

Steadham is in three bands: Citizen X, Funkenstein and Freight Train. [1] [18] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Steve Steadham's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Skate park rakes in big bucks". Kern Valley Sun. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Coping Block Skateboarding Magazine "The Blog!": The Steve Steadham Interview in Coping Block Skateboarding Magazine". Coping Block Skateboarding Magazine "The Blog!". Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "STEVE STEADHAM". Juice Magazine. September 1, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "HOW TO RUIN YOUR SKATEBOARDING CAREER". Jenkem Magazine. October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Back To The Badlands". Thrasher Magazine: 39. August 1984.
  7. ↑ "All Categories". Muckmouth. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Baynard Woods. "Labtekwon is "Post-skatepunk/Ghettoclectic" in new video". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Vol 16 No 1 Summer 2017". Issuu. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "vans Archives - Page 3 of 5". Radballs Skateboard Blog. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Borden, Iain (February 21, 2019). Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4725-8347-5.
  12. ↑ "Calling All Skater Girls". The Argonaut Newsweekly. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
  14. 1 2 Warrior, The (July 18, 2019). "WHO/WHERE/WHAT ABOUT STEVE AND stedmz??". www.familymediasite.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  15. ↑ Badillo, Steve (March 1, 2010). Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks 2. Tracks Publishing. ISBN   978-1-884654-79-4.
  16. ↑ Colberg, Tait (June 21, 2013). The Skateboarding Art. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN   978-1-300-09709-9.
  17. ↑ "3 Way Street Skateshop". www.3waystreetskateshop.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Steve Steadham". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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