Torger Johnson
Torger Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 United States |
| Died | 1983 (aged 31–32) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Skateboarder |
| Years active | 1960s-1983 |
| Known for | Early skateboarding pioneer; founder of Makaha team |
| Awards | Inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame (2010) |
Torger Johnson (1951 – 1983) was an American skateboarder and surfer.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Johnson was born in 1951. He was considered to be one of the early pioneers, and participated in the first International Skateboard Championships in 1965, in Anaheim, California.[2][3]
He established the Makaha team in 1963.[4] He was also a member of the Hobie Super Surfer team.[5]
He died in a car accident in Maui, Hawaii in 1983.[6]
In 2019, he was posthumously inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Borden, Iain (2019-02-21). Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4725-8347-5.
- ↑ Louison, Cole (2011-07-19). Impossible: Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler, and the Fantastic History of Skateboarding. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7627-6800-4.
- ↑ "International Skateboard Contest 1965 – LateTricks – Technical and Freestyle Skateboarding". Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Marcus, Ben (2011-06-07). The Skateboard: The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History. MVP Books. ISBN 978-1-61060-209-9.
- ↑ Surfing. Western Empire Publications. 1977.
- ↑ Weyland, Jocko (2002). The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-3945-0.
- ↑ Todd (2020-04-18). "Torger Johnson". Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
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