12 Facts About Jeff Grosso

Jeff Blain Grosso was an American professional skateboarder, skate documentarian, and web series host from Arcadia, California.

Jeff Grosso broke onto the skateboarding scene at a young age, entering his first contest at age 12.

Jeff Grosso grew up skateboarding with prominent figures such as Neil Blender and Lance Mountain.

Jeff Grosso was one of the most recognizable skateboarders in the United States in the 1980s, known for his vert skating.

Jeff Grosso appeared in multiple classic skate videos including the Powell Peralta video Future Primitive and the Santa Cruz Skateboards video Streets on Fire.

Additionally, Jeff Grosso graced the cover of the October 1994 issue of Transworld Skateboarding.

Jeff Grosso had his career derailed due to substance abuse and found it over by the early-mid 1990s.

Jeff Grosso was an unofficial historian of skateboarding, always there to share a story and insight into skateboarding with the younger generation of skaters.

Jeff Grosso made one appearance in the X Games, finishing fourth in the Skateboard Park Legends event at X Games 16 in 2010.

Jeff Grosso referred to skate shops as "Jedi temples for skateboarding".

Jeff Grosso was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2023.

Jeff Grosso died at the age of 51, on March 31,2020, at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California.