Old guys skateboard, slightly different angle
The San Francisco Chronicle has a very short piece on 76 year old downhill enthusiast Lloyd Kahn who’s only been skating for about 11 years.
- Thanks to Eric Cherry for the tip.
Posted by: kilwag on May 25th, 2011
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Categories: Media Watch, Newspapers, Skate
Tags: , downhill, old guys
76? I’d say he gets a pass on the longboard. Pretty awesome.
is that WES??
Gramps would go…
I can only pray I look that good when I’m his age….and still riding!
You’re a hero,Lloyd. check in;I want to know what deck you ride!
I met this old skateboarder Bill Dorr, at Skate City back in 1978. He was in his late 50′s back then, and killed it for an old guy. He passed away a few years ago when he was around 80. Here is a great photo of him skating the old Upland Combi.
http://teamgoon.com/ads/billdorr.htm
I remember this piece on Bill Dorr in Transworld(?).
The oldest skater I ever heard of is a guy named Louis Zamperini. He survived the Bataan Death march, lived in Malibu, surfed, and skated until he was in his mid 80s. His kids made him quit.
I remember reading something about him too, but it might have been Thrasher. I think it said he didn’t start skating till he was 36.
Dang, I remember that Bill Dorr thing in Thrasher. Wow, awesome, thanks for the link!
Thank you for the picture. Bill and I were close friends when he was a procucer and art collector in the West Village. If you know any friends of his from the west coast would you ask them to contact me. Thank you. Ric
could you contact me regarding Bill Dorr pls?
Thx
info@addiktskateboards.com
Bill Door set himself apart from any of the other old man skateboarders. In 1980, he skated and ripped bowls, and he dressed like a skate punk way before you could purchase that look down at the mall. He always told me Dennis “Polar Bear” Agnew was his was favorite skater. He really knew what was up. He was way ahead of the times.
Cool, 26 more years for me.
It would be cool to be 76 and still skating 53 and trying.
I have 32 beautiful years left… ie I am midway in my skating years.
Hah! 40 years to go,but severely lacking body balance…
Bevil,quest’ce que c’est? Did you do the Ultraskate 24hrs last weekend?
nonono – too bad – I am not a Parisian , I live 8000 km away from Paris, in Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
I should have known,sorry! Well,I wasn’t there either.I just read it on your site.
Isn’t Duane Peters almost 76?
In DP years! Nyuck nyuck nyuck…
Apparently famous surfer Doc Ball skated well into his 80′s.
A guy in cw vol.3 #3 started skating at 50.
“old men are on the rise”,Kilwag,you said it here:
http://skateandannoy.com/2007/02/a-civilized-way-to-spend-an-evening/#more-1358
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I’m 25 and I’m gonna start skateboarding right now, this has inspired me