Parks Bonifay
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 Parks winning the X Games in his first visit, March 25, 1997 |
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| Born | Parks Napier Bonifay September 30, 1981 Pensacola, Florida, Florida |
Parks Napier Bonifay (born 30 September 1981) is an American professional wakeboarder.
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[edit] Life and career
Bonifay was born in Pensacola, Florid. He became a professional wakeboarder in 1994. Parks took the wakeboarding world by storm as a 14-year-old, winning the X-Games in his first visit. He has held many major titles including the Pro Wakeboard Tour titles in 1999 and 2001. When his dad put him on skis at a young age, he became, according to the Guinness World Records, the youngest water skier in the world at just six months, 28 days old.
He became the first documented wakeboarder to land the 1080 (a switch toeside 1080), doing so at a Bill Doster photoshoot in 1999.
Bonifay was a recurring star on MTV's extreme action sports show Nitro Circus. He is sponsored by Ronix, Fox, Red Bull, Spy, MasterCraft, and Performance Ski & Surf.
A full-length feature documentary on Parks' life was released on August 21, 2009, aptly titled The Parks Documentary. It chronicles the story of Park's life, from his roots in water skiing and show skiing via his parents and grandparents, to his exploits, accomplishments and sheer dominance of the world of wakeboarding the past 12 years.
He resides in Polk County, Florida. 863
[edit] Innovations
- Half Cab Double Backroll — invented and first completed by Parks Bonifay[1]
- Heelside Double Back Roll — invented by Parks Bonifay[1]
- Temper Tantrum: a double Tantrum — invented and first completed by Parks Bonifay[1]
- First to land a 1080
- Half Cab Double Backroll Mobe — invented and first completed by Parks Bonifay[1]
- 720 Whirlybird (no handle pass)
- Vulcan (S-Bend to switch landing)
- 911
