Mark Conahan
January 19th, 2007 by conahan
Born in 1961 - grew up in Southern California where he started skateboarding in 1972. Skated a lot of the old skateparks in Southern California. Sponsored by X-Calibur. Moved to Oregon in 1977. Skated in the DogBowl Pro at Marina Del Rey Skatepark on the Kanoa Surf team in 1979. Publisher of Bodyslam skatezine. Spent 1982-1987 in New England.
Moved back to Portland 1987 where he currently lives with his wife and two daughters and backyard miniramp. Board member of Skaters for Portland Skateparks. He also wrote, photgraphed and illustrated the Hopeless Old Men on Skateboards weblog. and comic. He can still do a frontside invert. Sponsored by Rebel Skates.
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