Geoff Rowley
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Geoff Rowley is a professional skateboarder and co-owner of Flip Skateboards.
was born. After two weeks in sunny California Rowley landed the cover of Transworld Skateboard magazine and decided to live and relocate there full-time, he currently resides in Long Beach, California. In the year 2000 Rowley was awarded the coveted Thrasher Magazine
skater of the year.
Rowley has had a signature line of shoes with Vans footwear
since 1999 when his first vulcanized pro model was produced, helping start the current vulcanized revolution and re-introducing a whole new generation to the benefits and functional superiority of the vulcanized process. In 1999 Rowley performed a 50/50 grind on the Staples center ledge in Los Angeles for his first Vans ad and the photographic image shot by Dan Harold Sturt gained him much recognition and helped push the boundaries of modern street skateboarding.
are the only two skateboarders to appear in every major game in the series.
Professional Skateboarder
Rowley started skateboarding at age 12 in Liverpool, England. His first sponsor was Deathbox Skateboards and in 1994 Rowley moved to Huntington Beach California with fellow Flip skateboards team riders Tom Penny, Rune Glifberg and Andy Scott, prior to the move Deathbox skateboards had gone into retirement and the new and improved Flip SkateboardsFlip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
was born. After two weeks in sunny California Rowley landed the cover of Transworld Skateboard magazine and decided to live and relocate there full-time, he currently resides in Long Beach, California. In the year 2000 Rowley was awarded the coveted 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...
skater of the year.
Rowley has had a signature line of shoes with Vans footwear
Vans
Vans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
since 1999 when his first vulcanized pro model was produced, helping start the current vulcanized revolution and re-introducing a whole new generation to the benefits and functional superiority of the vulcanized process. In 1999 Rowley performed a 50/50 grind on the Staples center ledge in Los Angeles for his first Vans ad and the photographic image shot by Dan Harold Sturt gained him much recognition and helped push the boundaries of modern street skateboarding.
Video games
Rowley has also appeared in the Tony Hawk series. He and Tony HawkTony Hawk
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
are the only two skateboarders to appear in every major game in the series.
Videography
Flip's first video "Sorry" was released in 2002 and since its release Flip has produced two follow-up videos, "Really Sorry" (2003), and "Extremely Sorry" (2009). "Sorry" is arguably Rowley's stand-out video part but both follow-up Flip videos won "Transworld video of the year" and "Transworld team of the year" respectively. "Extremely Sorry" also won video and soundtrack of the year at the 2010 L.A. Film festival. Rowley co-produced and directed all the videos along with Fred Mortagne(Sorry) and Ewan Bowman (Really Sorry and Extremely Sorry) He is currently working on various video projects for Flip and Vans and updating his Werdlife website, which showcases his photography along with a few other close friends.- Rollersnakes 720
- Transworld Uno
- Volcom Freedom Wig
- Transworld Feedback
- Flip Sorry
- Chomp on this
- Flip Really Sorry
- Vans pleased to meet you tour
- Thrasher SOTY
- Thrasher king of the road 2005
- Volcom Chichagof
- Flip Extremely Sorry