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![]() Winner of the Del Mar Ocean Festival Skateboard National Contest in 1975 Two-time World Skateboarding Champion: 1976-1977 World Record for most 360 Spins - 163 Guinness World Record for Longest Handstand on a Skateboard Author of three skateboarding books Promoted Skateboarding in: United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Japan, Peru College degrees in: Mathematics, Physical Education, Computers and Education Signature Skateboard: NEW Dusters Russ Howell Cruiser Skateboard Video: YouTube - Russ Spinning 97 360's |
EDUCATION: * MASTERS DEGREE - May 1987 California State University, Long Beach Thesis: Computer Applications for Education * TEACHING CREDENTIAL - January 1985 California State University, Long Beach Clear Single Subject Credential * BACHELOR'S DEGREE - June 1979 California State University, Long Beach Major: Physical Education * ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE - June 1973 Long Beach City College - June 1973 Major: Mathematics ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * Judo: 1967 Southern California State Championships: 1st in Division - Member of winning team. * SkateBoarding: 1st Place: 1975 Long Beach City Championships 1st Place: 1975 California State Championships 1st Place: 1975 United States National Championships 1st Place: 1976 World Invitational Championships 1st Place: 1977 World Open Championships * Roller Skating: 1st Place: 1979 Outdoor National Roller Skating Freestyle Championships * World Records: Guinness: 1977 - Most Skateboard Spins=35. (Personal Best=163) Guinness: 1977 - Longest Skateboard Handstand. * Books Published: 1975: "Handbook of Freestyle Skateboard Tricks" Cowboy Star Publications, Wilmington, California 1975: "Skateboard: Techniques, Safety, & Maintenance" Ure Smith Publishing, Sydney, Australia 1975: "All You Need To Know About Skateboards Ure Smith Publishing, Sydney, Australia TELEVISION APPEARANCES: * Johnny Carson Show September 1975 * Tom Snyder Show June 1976 * Good Morning America Show June 1976 * Ralph Story LA Show August 1976 * To Tell The Truth Show September 1976 * Movies & Commercials: Stuntwork in Three Hollywood Action Films "Hard Ticket To Hawaii" by Andy Sidaris (1986) "Seven" by Andy Sidaris (1977) "Record City" with Michael Callan and Ruth Buzzy Pepsi commercial shown in Australia only. Chrysler/Plymouth commercial shown in Mid-West only. Grentec Skateboard commercial shown nationally in United States. Appearances in several 1975-1978 Surf/Skate Films
TRAVEL: United States Hawaii Alaska Korea England Germany France Belgium Canada Australia Peru Japan EXPERIENCE: 1984 Developed and Taught a Computer Skills Class for the Long Beach Computer User's Group. The course was taught on Commodore-64 machines and covered: DOS, Word Processing, Publishing, and the use of various Utilities. 1985 COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: IBM, Apple, Commodore Development of training seminars on all systems. Consultant for school and teacher computer needs. Trained office staff for accounting/record keeping. 1985 SUBSTITUTE TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS: April 1985 - June 1987 Long Beach & Los Alamitos School Districts (Grades 6-12) 1986 COMPUTER SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR: July 1986 Los Alamitos Unified School District Developed a computer-applications training program for teachers to enhance personal computing skills 1986 Developed and Taught a Computer Seminar for Teachers as part of the requirements for my Master's Degree. The seminar included lessons on: Word Processing, Spread Sheet Analysis, Data Base Management, and various Teacher Utilities. 1987 -1988 Taught Computer Elective Classes for Calvary Chapel of Downey School. Apple IIC-IIe computers were used and the course covered: DOS, Appleworks Word Processing, BASIC Programming, Graphics Programming, and LOGO. 1987 6TH GRADE & COMPUTER TEACHER: September 1987 - June 1988 Taught Math, English, Reading, History, Science, Language, and Computer elective (BASIC, Word Processing, Logo) Calvary Chapel Christian School of Downey (310) 803-6556 1988 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SALESMAN: October 1988 - May 1989 with various questions relating to their hardware and software. Developed reference sheet handouts for customer support. Electronics Boutique in Lakewood Mall: (310) 634-6354 1989 -1991 MATH AND COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR: September 1989 - June 1991 Taught Grades 7-10 Math including Algebra and Geometry. Also Taught Computer elective. Apple IIC-IIe computers were used and the course covered: DOS, Appleworks Word Processing, BASIC Programming, Graphics Programming, and LOGO. Set up Budget Analysis Program for Administration. Wrote Teacher Utilities Package. Trained Office Personnel on IBM System Use: 1) Word Perfect 5.0 2) Q&A Data Base for: a) Student Records b) Tuition Invoicing 3) Lotus 1-2-3 for Budget Analysis Calvary Chapel Christian School - Downey (310) 803-6556 1991 MATH AND COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR: September 1991 - June 1992 Designed Course Content and Taught an Introduction to Computer Robotics Class (LEGO/LOGO and Hyper-Studio) using Apple IIGS computers. Also taught Math for grade 7. Also Taught a Teacher In-Service class on how to integrate computers into the classroom. Bancroft Middle School in Long Beach (310) 425-7461 1992 -1993 Volunteered Training and Support within the Boise School District during their conversion from Apple to IBM. Served consistently at Liberty Elementary and White Pine Elementary Schools. Helped Administrators and teachers learn the PC format. 1995 -2003 Volunteered to teach computer classes for Boise's Community Education Program. Developed course content and class syllabus for DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1, Win95, Win98, Computer Graphics, HTML WebPage Design, CD Music Creation. Currently teaching these classes with Community Education. Community Education Office Phone: (208) 338-3525 2002- Web Site Design Company Started Create and Maintain both Private and Commercial Sites 2003 -2004 ArrowRock Private School Taught Computer Course to High-IQ Scoring Children September 2003 - June 2004 2003- Media Presentations Set Up Media Shows in the local Boise area Hardware Set Up and PowerPoint Presentation Development 2005 Oct-Nov: Anser Charter School, Boise, Idaho Taught Web Site Design Class and Computer Graphics Class |
Date | Competition Event |
Mar/Apr 1975 | Huntington Beach Mall Dyno Championships 1st FreeStyle |
Apr 26-27, 1975 | Del Mar Ocean Festival (Featured Contest in Dogtown movies) Bahne/Cadillac United States Nationals 1st FreeStyle |
Spring 1975 | Los Cerritos Mall - Dyno 1st FreeStyle / 2nd Overall |
May 17. 1975 | Santa Barbara City Championships 1st FreeStyle |
May 24-25, 1975 | Huntington Pier City Contest 1st FreeStyle |
June 22, 1975 | Cal State Northridge 2nd FreeStyle |
Jul 3, 1975 | Long Beach Arena City Championships 1st FreeStyle |
Jul 20, 1975 | Steve's South Bay Contest 2nd FreeStyle |
Summer 1975? | Southern California State Championships Orange County Fairgrounds 1st FreeStyle |
Sept 7, 1975 | San Diego Stadium World Contest 2nd FreeStyle |
Sept 20-21, 1975 | Los Angeles Sports Arena World Championships Top 5 FreeStyle |
1975 | Ventura Skate Palace Contest (Roller Skating Rink) 1st FreeStyle |
Jun 19-20, 1976 | New York Nassau Coliseum World Contest 1st FreeStyle |
Sep 4-5, 1976 | Long Beach Arena World Championships Top 5 FreeStyle |
1977 | Long Beach Arena World Championships 1st 360's |
1978 | Canadian Invitational Calgary Stampede - Skatopia 2nd FreeStyle / 1st 360 Spinoff |
Aug 5, 1984 | NSA Summer Series Contest Embarcadero/San Diego 8th FreeStyle |
1986 | Canadian World Championship Vancouver World's Fair 3rd Place 360's |
1996? | Boise StreetStyle Contest 4th Place StreetStyle |
July 2003 | Long Beach Convention Center 1st Place World 360 Championship |
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