Clyde Singleton

Clyde Singleton is an American regular-footed former professional skateboarder, writer, and chef from Jacksonville, Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Clyde Singleton
Born
Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Other namesPiff Huxtable[1]
Occupationskateboarder, writer, chef

Skateboarding

Growing up skating, Singleton was inspired by African-American skaters Rodney Smith, Ron Allen, and Steve Steadham who were starting their own brands at the time.[1] Singleton recalls watching Fred Reeves win the NSA Finals, the largest skate contest at the time.[1] Singleton watched the emergence of street skating, taking inspiration from many skaters including Ray Barbee, Ron Chatman, and Sal Barbier.[1] Singleton met Harold Hunter and Keennan Milton at Eastern Vert Skatepark in North Carolina.[1]

Professional skateboarding career

Singleton went pro in 1994.[1]

Singleton appeared in the 2002 film Jackass during a skit called The Handrail - where Johnny Knoxville attempts to grind a long rail on a skateboard, with Eric Koston also making a cameo appearance.[2]

In 2007, Singleton directed the video Minority Report produced by The Skateboard Mag featuring many notable skateboarders including Darrell Stanton, Nyjah Huston, Willy Santos, Mike Rosa, Jahmal Williams and others.[8][2]

Skate video Parts & Appearances Year
The Acme Skateboard Video[9] 1992
World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence[10] 1995
411VM – Issue 12 1995
World Industries/Blind/101 – Trilogy 1996
Big Brother – Number Two[11] 1998
411VM – Issue 35 1999
MINORITY REPORT - The Skateboard Mag[8] 2007

Writing

Throughout his skateboarding career, Singleton has wrote. He wrote an acclaimed skate-blog “The Chronicles of Piff Huxtable."[12] He wrote for the skateboard magazine Big Brother (magazine).[1] In the 2010s, Singleton wrote for Vice Magazine.[13][1]

References
  1. "Clyde Singleton: A skate legend too radical for the industry". Huck Magazine. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. Soergel, Matt. "Outspoken skateboarder Clyde Singleton back in Jacksonville, still poking fun". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. Meronek, Rob. "Clyde Singleton Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video". TheBoardr. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Clyde Singleton Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "Last Words: Clyde Singleton - 20.1". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2002-08-27. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. "Clyde Singleton". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. "Singleton: "I'm taking gym and lunch"". ESPN.
  8. "#Clyde Singleton's Minority Report DVD video review". www.skate-the-planet.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  9. "Acme – The Acme Skateboard Video – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  10. "World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  11. "Big Brother – Number Two – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  12. "This week on The Daily Habit". www.malakye.com.
  13. Singleton, Clyde (2012-09-01). "Clyde's Corner – Do You Suffer from Bitchassness". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-05.


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