While I was compiling this list, the first thing I thought about were the commenters who will say, “Uhmmmm, so-and-so did one of these things and he’s the fucking MAN!” It’s true. Gifted people get away with crazy shit, that’s the nature of genius. When I see Mark Gonzales wearing pink pants and some weird hat, I don’t see an eccentric older person, I imagine a mobbed the fuck out kickflip over his gap and how much he’s done for planet earth, let alone skating. He’s an original and that’s why he’s a legend.
Despite the outliers (which I will detail for you), I’m confident in saying that … More