{"id":55509,"date":"2016-03-21T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=55509"},"modified":"2017-08-31T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:21:34","slug":"omahoney-mondays-1975-californias-first-city-skateboard-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/omahoney-mondays-1975-californias-first-city-skateboard-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays: 1975 California&#8217;s First City Skateboard Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays:<\/h3>\n<h3>1975 California&#8217;s First City Skateboard Championship<\/h3>\n<h3>Words by James O&#8217;Mahoney<\/h3>\n<p>In 1975, the\u00a0U.S.S.A. (United States Skateboarding Association) put on the first City Skateboard Championship in Huntington Beach, California, naturally in Surf City and next to the H.B. Pier on the north side. All of the skateboard teams showed up and the contest was filmed by Hal Jepsen. It was a perfect area for freestyle with a cement flat going up to a four-foot bank and the slalom area was the entrance that dropped from PCH into the parking lot. The contest was flawless with a 100 non-contestants constantly spinning next to the competition area at all times, with a perfect balcony seat and hooting area for the people on the pier. This was an appropriate spot for Cali&#8217;s first City Skateboard Championship, being home to surfing&#8217;s first and oldest surfing championship that started in 1959, the West Coast Surfing Championships, then the name was changed to the United States Surfing Championships, then to the Op Pro and now the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing. Long live H.B.<\/p>\n<p>Pictured below is 7-year-old Matt &#8220;The Flea&#8221; Smith carving up the bank on his way to capturing the pee wee division.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/matt-flea-smith-DSC_2844.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55510\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/matt-flea-smith-DSC_2844.jpg\" alt=\"Matt &quot;The Flea&quot; Smith\" width=\"510\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/matt-flea-smith-DSC_2844.jpg 510w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/matt-flea-smith-DSC_2844-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT JAMES O&#8217;MAHONEY<\/h3>\n<pre>JAMES O'MAHONEY \r\nINTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER\r\nPHOTOS BY JAMES O'MAHONEY,\r\nSUSANNE MELANIE BERRY,\r\nTERRI CRAFT, DAN LEVY\r\nAND SCOTT STARR.<\/pre>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pr6ltG6q8-g\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>A TOUR OF \"THE MUSEUM\" \r\nAT THE SANTA BARBARA SURFING MUSEUM\r\nWITH JAMES O'MAHONEY. \r\nVIDEO BY DAN LEVY<\/pre>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/atcp53G570w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>JAMES O'MAHONEY \r\nSKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME\r\nICON AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH\r\nFILMING BY DAN LEVY\r\nFILMING BY VANS DAVEY.<\/pre>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCInKiZAbgA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>ABOUT JAMES O'MAHONEY\r\nHere are just a few of\u00a0James O'Mahoney's \r\nvast and admirable accomplishments...<\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\">1965- WON THE CITY SKATEBOARD SLALOM EVENT -ASPEN CO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1974-UNITED STATES SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION-FOUNDER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- WORLD SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION &#8211; STANDARDIZED THE RULES FOR\u00a0SKATEBOARD COMPETITION WORLD WIDE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE-PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- FIRST SKATEBOARD TRICK BOOK- PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- SKATEBOARD HANDBOOK &#8211; PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- FIRST MT BALDY ASSAULT+WALDO AT MT BALDY THE MOST PUBLISHED\u00a0SKATEBOARD PICTURE IN HISTORY OF THE SPORT -1ST TO SHOW YOU COULD GET\u00a0PAST VERT. FEATURED IN OVER 50 BOOKS &amp;\u00a0MAGS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">STEVES SOUTH BAY X CALIBER SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST WORLD INVITATIONAL-LONG BEACH ARENA<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD TOOL-ELEPHANT BRAND-CO DESIGNED<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SHOE-UNIROYAL-DESIGNED<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS-RUNWAY SK8PRK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST VERT CONTEST-RUNWAY SK8PRK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST PAST VERT CONTEST-SUPERBOWL 1 so. bay<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BANK FREESTYLE-RUNWAY SKATEPARK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BANK SLALOM CONTEST-RUNWAY SKATEPARK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS-CHARLOTTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS-HUNTINGTON BEACH, SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA, LONG\u00a0BEACH ETC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SIGNAL HILL SPEED RUN-4 YEARS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SKATEBOARD HIGH JUMP<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SKATEBOARD BARREL JUMP<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD- 360&#8217;S<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DERBY DOWNS SPEED RUN-AKRON OHIO<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARDING RONALD MCDONALD-I WAS THE 3RD RONMC<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD FOR ICE-MADE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST WORLD MASTERS INVITATIONAL -NEW YORK NASSAU COLISEUM<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">EAST COAST SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS-CHARLOTTE N.C<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CBS CHALLENGE OF THE SEXES- ROBIN ALAWAY VS CHRIS CHAPUT<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CBS CHALLEENGE OF THE NETWORK STARS-GRIZZLY ADAMS VS CHRISTY MC NICHOL<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SAFTY FILM- WITH RAPHER JOHNSON-OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SHOE-UNIROYAL -KEDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">SKATEBOARDING AS AN EVENT IN THE ITA PRO TRACK TOUR(OLYMPIC MEDALIST).\u00a0THIS WAS THE FIRST PRO SKATEBOARD SLALOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">ADDING SPARKS AND SKYROCKETS TO SKATEBOARD-LIFE MAG 76 YEAR IN PICTURES<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975 FIRST TO SKATEBOARD THROUGH THE TUNNEL OF FIRE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">UNDEFEATED AT DEL MAR<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2004 FIRST WORLD RECORD WALL RIDE ORGANIZER WITH THE U.S.S.A. \/ W.S.A. FOR THE GUINNESS WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51854\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-614x368.jpg\" alt=\"o57\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-614x368.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney-2\/\">JAMES O\u2019MAHONEY\u00a0INTERVIEW \r\nBY SUSAN MELANIE BERRY, TERRI CRAFT, \r\nC.R. STECYK III AND SCOTT STARR<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&#8220;O&#8217;Mahoney\u00a0is one of the most interesting people on the planet. If you\u2019ve had the pleasure of\u00a0meeting \u201cO\u201d, consider yourself charmed. For those who haven\u2019t, allow me to summarize&#8230; James O\u2019Mahoney is ornery, sarcastic, incredibly intelligent,\u00a0unique, witty, reserved, charming, understated, humble and respectful. He is a surfer, skateboarder, hang glider, pilot, collector, photographer, race car\u00a0driver, stunt man, safari survivor, patriot, adventurer, competitor and a world class waterman. \u201cO\u201d is also one of the first skateboard media moguls,\u00a0the keeper of the great Pete Peterson surfboard, king of the U.S.S.A., proprietor of the legendary Signal Hill, proud owner of the \u201cApocalypse Now\u201d\u00a0surfboard and a rebel with too many causes. He\u2019ll tell you a story so fanciful and outrageous, that you\u2019ll never forget the lesson contained within. He\u00a0reminded me that the handing down of history and tradition is a vital and important duty. Here\u2019s to \u201cO\u201d &#8211; a true hero.&#8221; \u2013 WORDS\u00a0BY TERRI CRAFT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51855\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-614x368.jpg\" alt=\"o62\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-614x368.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney\/\"><strong>JAMES O\u2019MAHONEY\u00a0<\/strong><strong>INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER<\/strong><\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&#8220;James O&#8217;Mahoney is a fascinating person to talk with. Whether it&#8217;s about his vast range of endeavors or fearless pursuit of pleasure, you\u2019re instantly caught up in his enthusiasm for life\u00a0that\u2019s extremely intoxicating. As a life long collector of anything that caught his imagination, you get the feeling when talking to him that he\u2019s gathering information from you as he\u00a0would on a scavenger hunt as you scramble through the memories of more than half a century. Every time we speak it\u2019s like discovering all over again a unique unexpected pleasure in\u00a0someone that\u2019s managed through all the ups and downs to really stay stoked and maintains the free spirit that most of us lose along the way. His myriad of accomplishments and the\u00a0images that he\u2019s captured over the years are a stunning affirmation of living life on the edge, and that\u2019s something to be admired.&#8221; \u2013 WORDS BY DIBI FLETCHER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays: 1975 California&#8217;s First City Skateboard Championship Words by James O&#8217;Mahoney In 1975, the\u00a0U.S.S.A. (United States Skateboarding Association) put on the first City Skateboard Championship in Huntington Beach, California, naturally in Surf City and next to the H.B. Pier on the north side. 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