Tag: Ellen Oneal

  • Ellen Oneal (Deason)

    Ellen Oneal (Deason)

    In May 1975, Ellen Oneal from San Diego, CA received a skateboard for her sixteenth birthday and began to translate her skill and athleticism from activities like gymnastics, bike-riding, ballet, body-surfing and water-skiing to skateboarding. As a guest columnist for Skateboard Journal (November 1977), Ellen contributed some of her back story. She said, “My own…