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    Hall of Fame – Jake Brown

    Mar 29, 2021 3 minutes

    , joining a solid list of Australia’s most influential and respected skateboarders. Born in Sydney in 1974, Jake is a transition skater through and through, best known for his star-studded career in vert and mega ramp contests. Growing up skating the Fairfield mini and Mona Vale vert ramps, Jake moved to Melbourne at 16 and began skating with the Pappas brothers, Jason Ellis, Gary Valentine and Dom Kekich. In 1996, he moved to California to see where skateboarding could take him. As the story goes, Jake moved

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