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'{{short description|American skateboarder}} {{Infobox sportsperson |headercolor = |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |fullname = Ron Allen |native_name = |native_name_lang = |ethnicity = [[Americans|American]] |residence = [[Oakland, California]] |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}} |birth_place = [[Visalia, California]], U.S. |height = |weight = |spouse = |children = |website = |country = United States |sport = [[Skateboarding]] }} '''Ron Allen''' (born 1964) is a [[goofy-footed]] American skateboarder with goohy ears from [[Visalia, California]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Ron Allen |url=http://www.48blocks.com/ronallen/ |website=www.48blocks.com}}</ref> Allen, living and working in [[Oakland, California]], is a well-known California [[Street skateboarding|street]] and [[Vert skating|vert skater]] who had parts in [[H-Street]] videos, Shackle Me Not and Hokus Pokus.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=chrome ball interview #31: ron allen |url=http://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2011/09/chrome-ball-interview-31-ron-allen.html |website=the chrome ball incident |date=21 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> ==Skateboarding career== Allen is one of the nation’s first [[:Category:African-American skateboarders|black professional skateboarders]] and one of the first to obtain a major [[Corporate sponsorship|corporate sponsorship]].<ref name=":4" /> The first company to sponsor Allen was [[Gullwing Trucks]].<ref name=":0" /> After placing third in an amateur contest in Santa Barbara, [[Vision Street Wear]] started to sponsor Allen.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Ron Allen : “I learned a lot about my own culture from doing American Dream Inc.” |url=https://memoryscreened.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/ron-allen-i-learned-a-lot-about-my-own-culture-from-doing-american-dream-inc/ |website=Memory Screened |language=en |date=24 March 2009}}</ref> In 1989, Allen left Vision for the newly founded [[H-Street]], alongside John Schultes, Colby Carter, Art Godoy, [[Tony Magnusson]], [[Danny Way]], Chris Livingston, Aaron Vincent, John Sonner, David Nelsen, Matt Hensley, Sal Barbier, and others.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Ron Allen Profile < Skately Library |url=http://skately.com/library/people/ron-allen |website=skately.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://parkingblockdiaries.blogspot.com/2017/02/53-til-infinity-ron-allen-part-one.html|title=The Parking Block Diaries: 53 'Til Infinity: Ron Allen Part One|last=Ackbar|first=Dadmiral|date=2017-02-09|website=The Parking Block Diaries|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> After [[H-Street]], Allen started his own company with Mike Ternasky called ''Life'', a name based on the [[De La Soul]] song called ''Living In a Fulltime Era''.<ref name=":2" /> Soon after starting ''Life'', [[Sean Sheffey]] joined the team. Two years later, Ternasky left ''Life'' for [[Plan B Skateboards]].<ref name=":2" /> ''Life'' ended because Allen and the other members of the company weren’t happy being associated with H-Street, so they moved to [[Deluxe Distribution|Deluxe]] & called it ''Fun Skateboards.''<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT81&dq=%22Ron+Allen%22+skateboarder+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66Z3n34rhAhWKGt8KHSO2CNoQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Ron%20Allen%22%20&f=false|title=Vibe|last=Group|first=Vibe Media|date=1993|publisher=Vibe Media Group|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref> The team consisted of Jesse Niehaus, John Reeves, Keith Hufnagel and others.<ref name=":3" /> After ''Fun'', Allen founded ''American Dream Inc'' with the artist [[Alyasha Moore]], who Allen met in 1996. Moore designed a deck for Allen with Dexter Woods of the San Francisco chapter of the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] on it. In 1999, Allen founded and released a [[bamboo]] board on his new company ''Energy'', standing for: Enough Nonsense Every Rider Get Yours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Grime: A Milwaukee Skateboarding Legend |url=https://mediamilwaukee.com/features/into-the-grime-milwaukee-skateboarding |website=Media Milwaukee |date=31 December 2015}}</ref> In 2007, H-Street reissued Allen's Ben Outlook board with art by Jeff Klindt.<ref name=":2" /> In 2008, Allen joined Creation skateboards at the age of 44.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Allen |url=http://www.creationskateboards.com/ron_allen.html |website=www.creationskateboards.com}}</ref> Additionally, Allen work as team manager at High Grade Distribution, the company that distributes Creation; however, as a stint as team manager, Allen went back to being strictly a Pro.<ref>{{cite web |title=High Grade Distribution < Skately Library |url=http://skately.com/library/brands/high-grade-distribution |website=skately.com}}</ref> Allen had a part in the 2016 documentary ''“The Blackboard”''. The film by Marquis Bradshaw, a [[Minot, North Dakota]] attorney and filmmaker, explored the issue of racial identity among African Americans through the lens of skateboarding.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2017/01/attorney-skates-into-film-fame-with-new-documentary/|title=Attorney skates into film fame with new documentary {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Minot Daily News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Allen is recognized for his unique variation on the [[Ollie (skateboarding)|Ollie]] North.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yjPBUbL-meYC&pg=PA150&dq=%22Ron+Allen%22+skateboarder+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66Z3n34rhAhWKGt8KHSO2CNoQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Ron%20Allen%22%20skateboarder%20-wikipedia&f=false|title=Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks 2|last=Badillo|first=Steve|date=2010-03-01|publisher=Tracks Publishing|isbn=9781884654794|language=en}}</ref> Allen is known for his unique style where he often leans back on his rear leg.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OpBOCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT198&dq=%22Ron+Allen%22+skateboarder+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66Z3n34rhAhWKGt8KHSO2CNoQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=%22Ron%20Allen%22%20skateboarder%20-wikipedia&f=false|title=The Skateboarding Art|last=Colberg|first=Tait|date=2013-06-21|publisher=Lulu Press, Inc|isbn=9781300097099|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Ron}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:American skateboarders]] [[Category:African-American skateboarders]] [[Category:Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Living people]] {{Skateboarding-stub}}'