Colin McKay

For the association footballer, see Colin McKay (footballer).

Colin McKay

Personal information
Full name	Colin McKay
Nickname(s)	Col
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 29, 1975 (1975-08-29) (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Skateboarding
Event(s)	Vert
Turned pro	1992

Colin McKay (born August 29, 1975, in Saskatchewan) is a professional skateboarder^[1] from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Biography

McKay graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

McKay began skating in 1986 and honed and progressed his skateboard skills at Kevin Harris' Richmond Skate Ranch. McKay was sponsored by Powell Peralta and made his video debut in the Bones Brigade Video 4, "Public Domain". McKay progressed quickly as an amateur vert skater and had a groundbreaking video part in Powell's 1990 film "Propaganda". His style of technical lip tricks helped progress vertical skateboarding, and McKay would remain a top amateur skater on the contest circuit until he turned professional in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Towards the end of 1991, McKay left Powell Peralta to join the preeminent Plan B Skateboards team, a new company formed by Mike Ternansky, Steve Rocco, and Danny Way. McKay's inclusion on Plan B helped him sustain a career in skateboarding during its drought in the early 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

The 1992 Plan B video "Questionable" had compelling street skating parts from all of their team riders, including McKay, which raised the bar on his relevance. This formula was repeated for Plan B's next video "Virtual Reality" in 1993. Plan B would lose its dominance in the years following, but thanks to ESPN's X Games, top vert riders like McKay got to keep their profiles raised and their careers alive as skateboarding regained in popularity. Plan B closed its doors (when Mike Ternasky was killed in a car accident on 5/17/94) and McKay jumped to Girl Skateboards and then Seek Skateboards.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, McKay and Way resurrected Plan B.^[2]

McKay remains a top force in the world of vertical skateboarding today and is an original rider and share-owner of the skateboard footwear company (DC Shoes), and is part owner of RDS (Red Dragon Skateboards), RDS Skate Supply, and Centre Distribution.^{[citation needed]}

sponsors:

Plan B Skateboards DC shoes Independent Trucks Nixon RDS Skate Supply

Videography

• Public Domain, 1988 by Powell Peralta
• Ban This!, 1989 by Powell Peralta
• Propaganda, 1990 by Powell Peralta
• Eight, 1991 by Powell Peralta
• Celebrity Tropical Fish, 1991 by Powell Peralta
• Questionable, 1992 by Plan B
• Virtual Reality, 1993 by Plan B
• Second Hand Smoke, 1995 by Plan B
• The Revolution, 1998 by Plan B
• The Chocolate Tour, 1999 by Girl/Chocolate
• RDS/FSU/2002 Red Dragons Video
• The DC Video, 2003 by DC Shoes
• Remember The Name, 2005
• Life After Death 2006 Plan B promo film
• SuperFuture 2008 Plan B promo film

References

1. ^ Higgins, Matt (2007-08-01). "Hub of Halfpipes Rises in Corner of California". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. http://www.webcitation.org/5f3Azvwog. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
2. ^ Rabinowitz, Josh (2005-03-26). "Plan B Skateboard Company Relaunches With McKay, Way, Rodriguez". SkateboardDirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. http://www.webcitation.org/5f3Ccr5h2. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 

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Name	Mackay, Colin
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Date of birth	August 29, 1975
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