Stevie Williams was born on December 17,1979 and is a professional skateboarder who was included in the twenty-seventh position of the "30 Most Influential Skaters of All Time" list that was compiled by Transworld Skateboarding in late 2011.
22 Facts About Stevie Williams
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At the age of fourteen, Stevie Williams left Philadelphia to hitchhike to California, US.
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Stevie Williams asked Pang how he could become an Element team member and subsequently filmed a video part for the 1994 Element video Fine Artists Vol.
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Stevie Williams filmed a full part that appeared in the 1999 Chocolate Tour video and released a signature model shoe with DC in 2000.
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Stevie Williams appeared in the 2003 DC Shoes video The DC Video prior to commencing his own company with the assistance of his business partner, Eli Soto, who had collaborated with Stevie Williams on the Gold Wheels brand.
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Stevie Williams received sponsorship from Casio's G-Shock brand around 2009 and has released two signature watches with the company.
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Stevie Williams released his first signature shoe, entitled the "S1W", for Supra in mid-2012, with an accompanying video.
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Alongside professional skateboarders Arto Saari, Brandon Biebel, and Tony Alva, Stevie Williams completed a photo and video shoot for Playboy that was shot in 2013 by Irish photographer Tony Kelly.
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Stevie Williams collaborated with Supra on the "Estaban" signature shoe model that will be released in July 2014.
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Stevie Williams is the founder and co-owner of Dirty Ghetto Kids skateboards, an American skateboard company.
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Stevie Williams was the first professional skateboarder to be sponsored by Reebok.
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Stevie Williams was later asked to contribute to the design of the "Flipside" Air Jordan skate sneaker, produced by Nike, Inc.
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The DGK team was selected for the "Best Team" award at the 15th Annual Transworld SKATEboarding Awards that is produced by Transworld SKATEboarding magazine; the award followed a sixteen-page feature in TransWorld SKATEboarding magazine's April 2012 issue and the full-length video Parental Advisory, in which every team member contributed a full video part Stevie Williams stated in a June 2014 interview that he considers DGK his "biggest accomplishment" in skateboarding at that point in time.
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Stevie Williams is sponsored by DGK, Supra, G-Shock, 9five Eyewear, Gold, Grizzly Griptape, Venture, Diamond Supply Co.
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In 2013, Stevie Williams has identified former Underworld Element rider Curtis McCann as his all-time favorite European skateboarder, while explaining that he continues to focus on older skateboard videos from his youth, such as Questionable, Love Child, and Tim and Henry's Pack of Lies, for inspiration and enjoyment.
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Stevie Williams revealed an unusual griptape technique for the purpose of a lighter skateboard deck in July 2013, explaining that he only uses four bolts to attach the trucks to the deck and lays the griptape over the top of the bolts, rather than underneath them.
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Stevie Williams was one of the dudes I really first recognized and could relate to.
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Stevie Williams founded the clothing brand Asphalt Yacht Club in 2013 and it was launched in July 2013 with a team that includes Stefan Janoski and Nyjah Huston.
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Stevie Williams appeared in a video segment, alongside Alomar, to promote the campaign.
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Stevie Williams is a featured character in multiple video games including: Evolution Skateboarding, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Tony Hawk: Ride, and Tony Hawk: Shred.
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Stevie Williams was a hidden character for the game NFL Street 2, where he was the captain of his own team, "Team Reebok" with his signature DGK Logo.
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Stevie Williams's position on the game was a wide receiver.