Rodney Mullen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rodney Mullen
Occupation	Skateboarder
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1966(1966-08-17)
Age	58
Birthplace	Gainesville
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Leo

Rodney Mullen Biography

Rodney Mullen is one of the most popular and richest Skateboarder who was born on August 17, 1966 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. He was an influential skateboarder and inventor of many of the most popular flip tricks in the sport. He was also one of the founders of World Industries Skate Company.

Like He, like Tony Hawk, is one of the most important names in skateboarding history. he is one of the most significant names in skateboarding’s history.

Mullen was born in Gainesville, Florida, United States, and began skateboarding at the age of ten, on New Years Day of 1977, after a neighborhood friend introduced him to a skateboard. He promised his strict father, a dentist, that he would cease skateboarding the first time he became seriously injured:

In 1978, even though he had owned a skateboard for only just over a year, Mullen placed fifth in the Boy’s Freestyle category at the US Open Championships at Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida. Skateboard manufacturer Bruce Walker saw his performance and sponsored Mullen through Walker Skateboards from 1978 to 1980. Mullen’s biggest influence in skateboarding at the time was a Walker professional skateboarder, Jim McCall, who was coached in his early years by Walker (Walker also coached a young Kelly Slater). Mullen was also influenced in a positive manner by professional skateboarders from Florida including Ed Womble, George McClellan, Clyde Rodgers, Tim Scroggs, and Kelly Lynn.

In 2000, he married Traci Mullen. He and Traci later split, and he started dating Lori Guidroz.

Rodney Mullen Net Worth

Rodney Mullen is one of the richest Skateboarder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rodney Mullen 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After receiving permission from his father, he began skating at the age of 10.

He studied Physics at college and was able to create many tricks on his skateboard.

John Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is an American former professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, inventor, and public speaker who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding. He is widely considered the most influential street skater in the history of the sport, being credited for inventing numerous tricks, including the flatground ollie, kickflip, heelflip, impossible, and 360-flip. As a result, he has been called the “Godfather of Street Skateboarding.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rodney Mullen height 5 ft 11 in Rodney weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rodney Mullen Dating?

According to our records, Rodney Mullen married to Traci Mullen. As of December 1, 2023, Rodney Mullen’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1991, Mullen joined the high-profile skateboarding team, Plan B Skateboards. Mike Ternasky, the owner of Plan B, influenced Mullen to transition from freestyle to street skating, and showcased his skills in the 1992 Plan B video, Questionable. His segment begins with traditional freestyle tricks executed on flat ground, but quickly transitions into Mullen skateboarding across public terrain to shift into street skating tricks and lines. Mullen’s video part signified a major transformation in relation to both his career and his skateboarding. Ternasky filmed Mullen as he sequenced tricks and mixed flip tricks with grinds and boardslides, while he also negotiated obstacles. Mullen also introduced two newly invented tricks in Questionable, the kickflip underflip and the Casper slide.

Facts & Trivia

Rodney Ranked on the list of most popular Skateboarder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rodney Mullen celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.

In 1997 Rodney Mullen started another company, the A-Team, along with Marc Johnson, Gershon Mosley, Dave Mayhew, and Chet Thomas, with the intention of forming a “super team” following the gradual dissolution of Plan B over the four years following Ternasky’s death. It was at this time that Mullen also initiated discussions with friend and fellow professional skateboarder, Daewon Song, to plan the video Rodney vs. Daewon, released in 1997, which featured the two skaters “competing” with their respective video parts (the concept developed into a series and, as of December 2012, three “rounds” have been produced).

What tricks did Rodney Mullen invent?

Throughout the 1980s, he invented the majority of skating’s ollie and flip tricks, including the flat ground ollie, the kickflip, the heelflip, the 360-flip, and many others. These tricks are now considered essential building blocks of both modern vert skateboarding and street skateboarding.

Are Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen friends?

So he got in touch with Tony Hawk, who has been a close friend since they were kids. It was around the year 2000 and Tony was already the most famous skater in the world: he’d done the 900 and released the first iteration of the THPS game; Rodney had recently seen Tony on TV at the Academy Awards.

Did Rodney Mullen invent the Darkslide?

The darkslide is a trick invented by Rodney Mullen where you flip the board upside-down and grind the board on its grip tape. The first person to do a darkslide was Mark Gonzales, he did a caveman to darkslide in Blind Video Days, Rodney Mullen was the first one to do it using only his feet.

What is Rodney Mullen known for?

Rodney Mullen won his first world skateboard championship at the age of 14; over the following decade, he won 34 out of 35 freestyle contests, thus establishing the most successful competitive run in the history of the sport.

Is Tony Hawk a billionaire?

Tony Hawk ( Net worth: $140 million ) Tony Hawk is not only the most famous skateboarder but also the wealthiest.