Patrick Smith or Pat Smith is an American fabricator, carpenter, skateboard ramp builder, skate community contributor, professional skateboarder and skate company owner who lives and works in New York City.[1][2]
Early life and education
editSmith was born in Germany, growing up in a military family.[3] Smith grew up getting re-stationed around the world every 3 years, spending most of his youth outside of Baltimore.[3] Smith grew up skating at Lansdowne Skatepark.[1] Smith studied programming at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[3]
Skateboarding career
editSmith skated for Real Skateboards.[1] After Real, Smith skated for Black Label, appearing in the Label Kills video.[1]
According to Steve Rodriguez, Pat Smith was the first to ollie the doubleset at LES Skatepark.[4] Smith makes an appearance in a Jenkem Magazine's article DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH in 2020.[5]
Patrick Smith emphasizes the need to support your local skate shop.[6] Smith rode for the Pitcrew skate shop in Frederick, Maryland until it closed in 2017.[7]
Skate videos appearances
edit| Skate video Parts & Appearances | Year |
|---|---|
| Real – Kicked Out Of Everywhere | 1999 |
| Black Out | 2002 |
| 411VM – Issue 61 | 2003 |
| 5boro – Word of Mouth | 2004 |
| CODA – Self Titled | 2008 |
| CODA – Slappy Hour[8] | 2011 |
Ramp building practice
editGrowing up in rural Maryland, Smith built his own ramps in his early teens out of necessity.[9] Smith has been building ramps his whole life.[9] In 2020, Smith was acknowledged by The New York Times for his contributions to a Long Island DIY skate spot.[10]
CODA CURB PROJECT
editSmith and friends poured and donated long concrete curbs to select New York City skate spots and parks including Blue Park.[11]
Coda Skateboards
editSmith founded Coda Skateboards.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "SMLtalk with: Pat Smith". smltalk.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "Pat Smith Interview – Caught in the Crossfire". Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b c "One More Try Episode 3 Pat Smith by One More Try • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "NYC SKATE HISTORY WITH STEVE RODRIGUEZ". Jenkem Magazine. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH". Jenkem Magazine. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "REMINDER: KEEP SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL SKATESHOP!". Jenkem Magazine. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Marshall, Ryan (15 December 2017). "Frederick staple Pitcrew to close after 23 years". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b "Coda Skateboards 'Slappy Hour' Promo". Quartersnacks.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b "What Is the Greatest Skate Video of All Time?". www.paradeworld.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Hartman, Eviana (2015-02-12). "A Secret Skate-Park Clubhouse for Grown-Up Brooklynites". T Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Waldron, Marcus (2020-08-19). "CODA curb project". Skate Jawn. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
External links
edit- Pat Smith – episode 3 – One More Try – Podcast – April 2020
- PAT SMITH’S UNRELEASED 151 PART (2004) – NYSkateboarding
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