Mike Carroll (skateboarder)

For other people, see Michael Carroll (disambiguation).

Mike Carroll
Born
Michael Shawn Carroll

(1975-08-24) August 24, 1975 (age 49)
San Francisco, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Professional skateboarder, company owner
Known forGirl Skateboards, Lakai Limited Footwear, EA Skate

Michael Shawn Carroll[1] (born August 24, 1975) is a professional skateboarder from Daly City, California, United States. He is the co-founder and vice-president of Girl Skateboards and the co-founder of Lakai Limited Footwear.[2] He was also instrumental in the creation of the Chocolate Skateboards subdivision of Girl. Furthermore, Carroll is known for being in the vanguard of innovative, technical, and stylish street skateboarding in the early 1990s and beyond. The success of skateboarding videos like Hokus Pokus, Ban This!, and Video Days firmly ensconced street as the premier variation of skating (a position formerly held by vert skateboarding).[3]

  1. ^ RouteOneDirect (August 23, 2013). "Rick Howard & Mike Carroll: 20 Years of Girl - The Route One Interview. Part One" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
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