Jeff Phillips - LEGEND Skater Going Off! (1987)

[@brendangeraghty8865]

So Jeff finally found a ramp that wouldn't shake when he rode, every wooden ramp shook when he rode 'em. Such correct skateboarding.

[@ron8935]

What ramp 😮

[@michaelg.partridge8216]

Man, Phillips landed everything with authority right below the coping... Nobody ever skated vert more honestly than this

[@DAWIII]

One of my best friends. I still miss him daily. Great footage!....you know he was just coastin',right?

[@zg-mzga]

did you know his nephew by chance?

[@thejoydivision8]

Ramp shaker!!

[@juansaladzar]

I’m pretty sure he was trying real hard brah

[@TOMG12XU]

​@@juansaladzarhe was coasting...

[@juansaladzar]

@@TOMG12XUhow do you know he was coasting? Looks like he is trying real hard brah 🤔

[@dudemcnike1574]

The fact that this is on overcoping makes it all the more impressive.

[@sirjj4654]

Thats not oververt

[@reidellis1988]

I remember the day I found out. RIP.

[@skatestraight5847]

its really awesome to see him skate. living in dallas I got to see it a lot and was always blown away by the power and speed he had.

[@metagore08]

Great footage. I skated with him in Killeen TX at the HOT ramp and skated at his skatepark in Dallas TX. Great memories.

[@kreekybones]

Quality of this footage is amazing for 1989

[@venture790]

We all miss you Jeff!!

[@Shootinglefty]

I think a lot of skaters feel the way you do. His style was impeccable. One of my faves for sure. Thanks for posting. The power slides at the end were sick!

[@cannedheat2264]

Sad knowing what happened to him. Good soul.

[@crazyralph6386]

He was a good dude. Very generous to his friends and family.

[@adam-remy8377]

Google mapped it, and the skatepark is still there. Browns Bay Skate Park 17 Manly Esplanade, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630, New Zealand

[@tulumize]

kinda late one year later , thanks just googled in - 17 Manly Esplanade, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630, New Zealand and its thier thanks 4 da info -mg

[@01mail19]

mark gonzales bro I love you I have your art tattooed on my arms, the doodle you did of the depressed woman in a chair

[@comesect]

I was sitting here like, not Florida...maybe San padre. ..Galveston? ....other side of the earth...ha, hello from tx.

[@igloosurf]

@@tulumize A legend speaks.

[@richauger577]

Love watching Jeff skate. So much power and grace..miss him. RIP...

[@keithhampton9700]

This was soon after he had surgery on his wrist. Great footage. R.I.P. Rip in Peace 🤘🤠🤘

[@FyMp916]

This dude is fucking gnarly

[@user-uu5mu1fs6d]

Geez what the fuck did Jeff need to do to get these kids to start screaming yeah! You would have thought he was skating at a funeral.

[@juliangreenhalgh5965]

His shorts were dirty

[@sksnorinko1824]

First thing I thought was looks like browns bay mean old footage

[@radsk8rbigollies594]

One of my all time favorite skaters

[@LUellenmoss]

Jeff phillips, Tony hawk, Hosoi.. The best of the best

[@ron8935]

There is no best in Sk8.... only greats.....like that SOTY retarded crap😂

[@chetrok1]

That blunt to the grab fakie was perfect

[@crash1787]

I skated (and partied) with Jeff in Dallas at the Clown Ramp and Whip-n-Dip.

[@tylerharvell9938]

I grew up skating Jeff Phillips Skate park. I was pretty young when we lost Jeff, it's really awesome to stumble on this old footage. Thank you for posting this. This is what I remember about him, style for days, power and one of the all time greats.

[@rsyrjamaki]

Thanks for posting this..

[@someblokecalleddave1]

I'm just putting a Sims Jeff Phillips Skateboard from circa 82 on Ebay in the next few minutes - it's got the original Indy 169's on it still along with some Gyro wheels which as I recall were the first to have the concave back to ease rolling over and back in over the coping of a pool. These are older off of an older Kryptonics deck that I've still got and that's from about 1978/79.

[@ron8935]

I think you meant conical backed wheels.... But Gyro wasn't the first...

[@someblokecalleddave1]

Yep you're right it was probably late when |I was writing, yeah now you've mentioned it did the company that made gullwing trucks make them before Gyro? Who was first?@@ron8935

[@Mothersball]

Remember skating with him at the clown ramp in Dallas,what a ripper !!!!

[@crash1787]

yeah, me, too.... Kelly

[@JulianDiesel]

pretty sure this is from '89. Same tie dye shirt he rocked at the ramp riot in Melbourne, Aus that year. Awesome skater

[@gatormcklusky6274]

The board shape makes me question if it's not '89... or later.

[@maxrayman]

So good. Never seen him bail before! Slides were real good too.

[@r1v3th3d.43]

Admittedly really sucks things went the way they did with this era. Its like vert died with Philpod... Haunting to watch. God rest ye soul brother

[@r1v3th3d.43]

On another note, his wrist seems to be in a cast in this. Truly an otherworldly being

[@ron8935]

... Sk8 went this way for a reason.... Vert was dangerous fast and in total turmoil with no new blood or very limited.... The industry had to do something to stay relevant.... Hence the small decks , little wheels and the slowing down of Sk8 in general.... removing most of the danger would usher in all kinds of people that would have never even tried it if it stayed at this level of danger and radness....vert for life 35+ years...😮

[@Don1970]

Very awesome film! Could've watched him skate for hours.

[@CaseyDarwin]

So rad! Thanks for posting!!

[@fernandomaron87]

Tearing it up!!!

[@claytonbrown7120]

Blaize Blouin and Phillips, the two coolest skaters ever.

[@ron8935]

Blaize and Bonny were dear friends that I grew up skateboarding with....both gone😢

[@southrules]

@@ron8935me too, we used to drive from Columbia State with Blaize and Bonnie and he would whip us or nit really us but the air above us with a cowboy whip in the middle of the night when we were about to go to sleep, it was hilarious, he was a trip

[@southrules]

*stay with, and skate the ramp

[@vinz9465]

RIP man he killed it! that thing is brutal

[@punkfingerboards6283]

RIP

[@Jimberlin]

He was a Ripper for sure!

[@228tone228]

RIP. Respect brotha

[@scotthughes7440]

that board shape was awesome and somewhat revolutionary in it's own way

[@jameshem]

Great footage...nice little park too.

[@louistorres]

I remember seeing him at the Swatch Impact Tour in 1988 along with Gator. This was a few years before Jeff's suicide and before Gator murdered Jessica Bergsten in 1991.

[@r1v3th3d.43]

Pretty much sums up where vert went. Just mix in the whole Z-Boy meth thing and Rocco's loan shark debt and whoosh goes the half pipes

[@ron8935]

​@@r1v3th3d.43I could tell you exactly what happened to vert and why 😂

[@mikegroocock6279]

I haven't seen a tail block in years. Great vid.

[@morgellon7877]

The way he keeps his speed and height on the wall with those slides at 1:50 is unreal.

[@fernandomaron87]

Duane Peters style babyy

[@crazyralph6386]

@@fernandomaron87Jeff had way more style than Duane though. Look how he keeps his arms effortlessly low through bottom to transition, having total control? Dude was as graceful as he was technical.

[@landonmccalmon7121]

Mesmerizing. Stunning upload, dude. Ths

[@OutlawCountryForever]

Yes very cool footage, he was an amazing skater! I loved that blunt to melon fakie. Rip Jeff Phillips!

[@greedygreggor]

Legend x

[@troopznz1029]

browns bay New Zealand awesome vid man

[@espada9]

One of the best vert skaters of his generation, ruler!

[@galagajunkie]

I had that board bitd but could barely ollie

[@zg-mzga]

his bushings squeaking is music to my ears. seems more like 89 tbh

[@stewartwilbanks4294]

Phillips 66 was one hell of a trick. Diidnt see one in this video

[@pfurnee]

So rad, Thanks!

[@marissac870]

So fluid man

[@jacobjames1171]

Frontside boneless looks so good.

[@startedskating86]

Amazing footage

[@Jonasp89]

wow this rules!! thanks for sharing!!

[@fukOsamazMama]

He was the only skateboarder to win a major skate comp without doing a 540, after Mike McGill revealed the McTwist. He wasn't happy with the way 540s became an "essential" trick - I think he actually beat Tony Hawk and Hosoi twice. I hate suicides when its cool people doing the murdering.

[@Patrickkokujin]

He beat all the big names at the Anaheim Ca contest in 1986 called Holiday Havoc. ..I was there.

[@thejoydivision8]

@@Patrickkokujin he was tripping on acid as well.

[@crazyralph6386]

It’s worth noting that Phillips was pulling 540’s effortlessly around that time too, it’s just that he was one of the purists, who wanted style to remain in his runs, not just the trick of the day? Probably one of the most athletic and toughest skaters from that era?

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

jeez, BACK UP, lil' grom-snakers! the MAN is working it there!

[@onefromnone1634]

I don't think that was 1987 by the board shape and upturned nose.I believe this footage was from 1990.Jeff Phillips was a powerful skater who shook ramps when he skated.His powerful style and height distinguished him from the rest.He will be missed.R.I.P. Jeff Phillips.

[@vicgarza6294]

Great video

[@mathewharmer478]

This would have to be New Zealand ok thanks smile laughing love people love you

[@teetoys76]

Hypnotic

[@olympianlaugh]

Where was he skating. This footage is rad. That park is rad.

[@DrinkLords12XU]

We miss you Jeff.

[@stephenloflin9984]

Nice. I liked the big nose on his decks.

[@AdamWallingford]

Everyone there that actually skated probably upped their game after seeing this session.

[@eight_hundred_eighteen]

Those yellow trucks must be Trackers

[@dilemmaboards]

is that danny way in the vision shirt? yes jeff phillps was bad ass. nice to see him still getting some props.

[@BIGBLUETIGER96]

That kid was somebody else as Danny way is regular footed and the kid in this vid was goofy footed, was rippin tho 😊

[@landonmccalmon7121]

Danny Way was sooooooooo far ahead of that kid in the Vision shirt in 1989.

[@DiscraftHero]

Where was this filmed? Shared a few sessions with him at the Metro Bowl and at his skate park. Be sure to look up Jeff Phillips Skate Park on Facebook!

[@debomb721]

I don’t even like vert and enjoyed it, very style. I like those tail block stalls (idk if that’s what they’re called)

[@LUellenmoss]

The ramp would actually shake and buckle every time he landed an air. Most powerful skater in the world!! EVER!! 😢

[@crazyralph6386]

Dude was skating with cast on…..what a warrior!

[@williamr3840]

Smooth.

[@jasonsutton4283]

v good skating!!!

[@fnt2]

legend. R.i.P.

[@MarginWalker]

That's Mike Crum in the VSW shirt.

[@TheAverageWhiteKid]

that sick!

[@forevergnarlygaming3943]

got me stoked

[@Swayzeo]

WOW

[@kendoglarson5419]

I could do the rear axle stall like that. 😁

[@DANSDAWORD08]

Nice

[@OldSchoolVibes1978]

Great video, the year is 1989 not 87!

[@gonzo13ist]

This cannot be 1987, the boards noses are upright and the decks have concave. Maybe 1989 or 1990.

[@dcfly]

Skateboard decks had concave in 1987. I know this because I started skating in 1986 and my first board most definitely had concave.

[@claytonbrown7120]

dcfly Skate decks had concave in 1982

[@johnm3946]

The "kick" nose is saying later than 87. Still thanks for posting Jeff

[@play_up]

89 into 90 for sure there is a kid there with a 1989 roskopp eye board watching jeff skate towards the end and jeff looks to be riding his bbc devil graphic which was released 1990 , he may be riding an early version before release if this in this in 89

[@GickelsGaming]

you can definitely tell that trucks have come a long way as he carved the backside of the bowl

[@grantarmstrong6826]

Phillips was great

[@Meboyj]

So Rad

[@jphillips360noscope]

legit.

[@nathanbellamy7870]

The original Tom penny

[@robertcrystals]

where was this?

[@leonhardtart7163]

👍👍👍

[@estherlevy1997]

siiiiick

[@roddymctawdry9922]

Fastplant at 1:10.

[@MrPatrickslovell]

That tail stall to facikie was ridy

[@MrPatrickslovell]

Ridiculous

[@olympianlaugh]

So where in New Zealand is this footage from. What park?????

[@Vendeteran]

+olympianlaugh Browns Bay

[@olympianlaugh]

I have no idea. There can't be that many skateparks in New Zealand , right on the beach. If you really want to know, call whoever he rode for at that time. I hate that he killed himself with one of his own guns. Maybe it was because he did too many drugs. Drugs are bad.

[@olympianlaugh]

Actually, if you call around to the people that made skate videos in the 80's and 90's , someone would know. I would like to know. Call Mac Dawg Productions or Sants Cruz Skateboards. Write to Jeff Grosso ! and ask.

[@vinz9465]

+olympianlaugh park is in Browns bay on the north shore of Auckland, it's a fun place for sure

[@muzzbrudr]

browns bay.

[@ramonjames899]

Gnarly pipe 💯

[@garrieleepeck8753]

Any one rember the old 80es original powell decks that had this like layer plastic stuff on them lasted a couple years if still got all the original powell decks mint condition I aways bough decks to keep Im sure the very thin layer black like plastic stuff only on powell deck for a couple years sure it was called bonenight or something it was such strange stuff I no I'm right but I just can't rember the name of the stuff think just one layer

[@jordanangle9666]

They called it boneite but it was crap and no one liked it

[@jeffhagel3970]

Natural Born Skater.

[@SDSoundLab]

Boneless is so smooth

[@kendoglarson5419]

Was that Danny Way?

[@morgellon7877]

No, but kinda looks like him. That kid skates goofy.

[@garrieleepeck8753]

My first deck great skater I love skating but something very different back then . I just can't put my finger on it !!! I don't like all this x games just taken something away from it .but ever one to there own belifes lot people hate the x games millions love it but back in the 80es something special still try to skate 44 now but finding it harder n harder aways collected so lucky I bought kept so many oringals all mint the prices of some got most of the powell this when the powell decks for a couple years back in the 80es had like this layer of plastic stuff sure it was called bonenight very strange stuff just a layer of it lasted couple years in England strange stuff if any one rember what it was called please let me no

[@willnecker3828]

Yes you're right it was called boneite terrible stuff stayed soggy if you got your board wet

[@kentbelfire]

who was the grom in the vsw tshirt? was it guy D?

[@petesutcliffe8247]

yep

[@lscskate1838]

that nose looks a little big for 87