Clyde Singleton
Clyde Singleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
| Other names | Piff Huxtable[1] |
| Occupation(s) | skateboarder, writer, chef |
Clyde Singleton is an American regular-footed former professional skateboarder, writer, and chef from Jacksonville, Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Skateboarding
Growing up skating, Singleton was inspired by African-American skaters Rodney Smith, Ron Allen, and Steve Steadham who were starting their own brands at the time.[1] Singleton recalls watching Fred Reeves win the NSA Finals, the largest skate contest at the time.[1] Singleton watched the emergence of street skating, taking inspiration from many skaters including Ray Barbee, Ron Chatman, and Sal Barbier.[1] Singleton met Harold Hunter and Keennan Milton at Eastern Vert Skatepark in North Carolina.[1]
Professional skateboarding career
Singleton went pro in 1994.[1]
Singleton appeared in the 2002 film Jackass during a skit called The Handrail - where Johnny Knoxville attempts to grind a long rail on a skateboard, with Eric Koston also making a cameo appearance.[2]
In 2007, Singleton directed the video Minority Report produced by The Skateboard Mag featuring many notable skateboarders including Darrell Stanton, Nyjah Huston, Willy Santos, Mike Rosa, Jahmal Williams and others.[8][2]
| Skate video Parts & Appearances | Year |
|---|---|
| The Acme Skateboard Video[9] | 1992 |
| World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence[10] | 1995 |
| 411VM – Issue 12 | 1995 |
| World Industries/Blind/101 – Trilogy | 1996 |
| Big Brother – Number Two[11] | 1998 |
| 411VM – Issue 35 | 1999 |
| MINORITY REPORT - The Skateboard Mag[8] | 2007 |
Writing
Throughout his skateboarding career, Singleton has wrote. He wrote an acclaimed skate-blog “The Chronicles of Piff Huxtable."[12] He wrote for the skateboard magazine Big Brother (magazine).[1] In the 2010s, Singleton wrote for Vice Magazine.[13][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Clyde Singleton: A skate legend too radical for the industry". Huck Magazine. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ a b c Soergel, Matt. "Outspoken skateboarder Clyde Singleton back in Jacksonville, still poking fun". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ Meronek, Rob. "Clyde Singleton Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video". TheBoardr. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Clyde Singleton Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Last Words: Clyde Singleton - 20.1". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2002-08-27. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Clyde Singleton". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Singleton: "I'm taking gym and lunch"". ESPN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "#Clyde Singleton's Minority Report DVD video review". www.skate-the-planet.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Acme – The Acme Skateboard Video – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Big Brother – Number Two – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "This week on The Daily Habit". www.malakye.com.
- ^ Singleton, Clyde (2012-09-01). "Clyde's Corner – Do You Suffer from Bitchassness". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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