Steve Steadham (born February 1963, in Farmington, New Mexico) is a regular-footed American skateboarding pioneer, former Bones Brigade member, and musician.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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Born | February 1963 (age 61) Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. |
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Country | USA |
Sport | Skateboarding |
Steadham grew up in Las Vegas and California, going to high school in Las Vegas.[4] He started seriously skateboarding when he was 17.[4][1] In 1981, Steadham moved to California.[13]
Steadham worked in the Whittier skatepark's pro shop where Lance Mountain was his co-worker. Neil Blender, Lester Kasai, and John Lucero were also locals at the park.[4] Steadham helped popularize the boneless.[14]
Within two years of moving to California, Steadham signed to Powell & Peralta.[13][15] Steadham turned pro in 1984 for Powell.[4] After riding for Powell for over a year, Steadham left Powell and started his own company: Steadham Skateboards.[4]
Steadham Skateboards evolved in to Stedmz Skateboards.[16]
Skate Video Parts & Appearances | Year |
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Bones Brigade Video Show | 1984 |
Steadham is in three bands: Citizen X, Funkenstein and Freight Train.[1][17][9]