Marty Grimes

Marty Grimes
Personal information
Full nameMarty Grimes
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
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Marty Grimes (born 1962) is a goofy-footed professional American skateboarder from Los Angeles.[1] He is one of the original Los Angeles pool rippers, riding for Dogtown and Zephyr skateboards.[2][3] Grimes and his brother were the first African-American professional skateboarders, as they both went pro at the same time.[4]

  1. ^ Laine, Phil (January 1978). "Who's Hot?". Skateboarder Magazine.
  2. ^ Weyland, Jocko (2002). The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-3945-0.
  3. ^ "MARTY GRIMES". Juice Magazine. June 1, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Against the Grain celebrates skate culture and the camera over the last 50 years". Creative Boom. July 2, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2020.