Paul Rodriguez
Growing up the son of a famous comedian, Paul Rodriguez could have avoided a life of primos and heel bruises by simply following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a famous comedian himself. But there was one little problem. Paul Rodriguez isn’t funny. At least that’s what he claims. And he’s not really the type of person to follow in anyone’s footsteps anyway. Paul grew up in the Los Angeles area where ... Full bio >
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nickname: P-Rod
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Jan 20, 2012
Under The Gun: Paul Rodriguez
Paul Rodriguez tells the story behind the Jesus tattoo he got when he was 18 at Mid Valley Tattoo in SoCal. Check out P-Rod skateboarding and find out the reasons he got this as his first tattoo in this Allisports Under The Gun. more
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Oct 07, 2011
A Win in Vegas Means a Dew Cup for Decenzo or P-Rod
In his third year competing on Dew Tour, Canadian street skater Ryan Decenzo heads into the Dew Tour Championships with the overall lead. He’s trailed by Paul Rodriguez, and either guy can take home the Cup with a win in Vegas. more
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Sep 26, 2011
My Five: Paul Rodriguez
My Five is an Alli feature where we ask five fun questions to different athletes and compile all the answers. For this video, we talked to skateboarder Paul Rodriguez. more
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Sep 12, 2011
Skateboard Street Final Highlights - Toyota Challenge 2011
Watch as Ryan Decenzo, Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez and more compete in the Skateboard Street Finals at the Toyota Challenge 2011, in Salt Lake City, UT more
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Sep 11, 2011
Ryan Decenzo Destroys Skate Street Course for Win and Overall Lead
In what the riders were calling out as one of the best courses the Dew Tour has ever built, the guys were throwing trick after trick as proof. more
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Aug 18, 2011
Zitzer: Wild on the Street Course
In order to earn a spot on the Dew Tour, the eager un-pre-qualified hopeful has to jump through a lot of hoops if he wants to skate against the P-rods and Lutzkas in the finals. In Portland those hoops consisted of more
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Aug 13, 2011
Skateboard Street Final Highlights - Portland Invitational 2011
Watch as Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Decenzo, Manny Santiago and more throw down in the Skateboard Street Finals at the Portland Invitational 2011, in Portland, OR more
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Aug 13, 2011
Unlock Your Spot - Portland
Everywhere skaters look, they see great places to skate. But street skaters are banned from tons of the best spots. Watch to see what happens when Mountain Dew and the Dew Tour unlocked Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland for local skaters to ride this week. more
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Paul Rodriguez
Growing up the son of a famous comedian, Paul Rodriguez could have avoided a life of primos and heel bruises by simply following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a famous comedian himself. But there was one little problem. Paul Rodriguez isn’t funny. At least that’s what he claims. And he’s not really the type of person to follow in anyone’s footsteps anyway.
Paul grew up in the Los Angeles area where they give skateboards to babies when they leave the hospital. But he somehow managed to avoid getting into it until Christmas of 1996, the week before his 12th birthday. That didn’t matter, because the guy should be in the Guinness Book as the fastest learner of all time. After only two years on the program he was sponsored, and two years after that he turned pro. Then, in 2002, his first year in the big time, he was crowned TWS’s 2002 Rookie of the Year. And he was just getting started.Paul grew up in the Los Angeles area where they give skateboards to babies when they leave the hospital. But he somehow managed to avoid getting into it until Christmas of 1996, the week before his 12th
Since then P-Rod has done whatever he’s set his mind to, like winning the X Games multiple times, becoming the first skateboarder to get a signature shoe on Nike, taking the top spot at the first Maloof Money Cup, getting his own character in both the Tony Hawk and EA Skate video games. He even starred in that crazy Rob Dyrdek movie “Street Dreams.”
In addition to being a marketer’s dream, Paul is the humblest dude out on the streets and can skate them like nobody’s business. His signature trick would probably be doing the hardest thing you can think of, perfectly, moments before you realize that it was switch. Really, after finishing the 2009 Dew Tour in second place, maybe the only thing left for him to do is win it.
Dew Tour 2011 - Skateboard Street
| Rank | Portland Invitational 2011 | Toyota Challenge 2011 | Dew Tour Championships 2011 | Total | |
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| 2 | 100 | 82 | 90 | 272 |
Dew Tour 2010 - Skate Park
| Rank | Skate Open 2010 | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
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| 7 | 64 | 100 | 76 | 0 | 240 |
Dew Tour 2009 - Skate Park
| Rank | ISF Skate Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
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| 3 | 72 | 82 | 56 | 90 | 300 |
Dew Tour 2008 - Skate Park
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 2 | 85 | 100 | 85 | 53 | 85 | 408 |
Dew Tour 2007 - Skate Park
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Vans Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 20 | 27 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 97 |
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October 07, 2011
A Win in Vegas Means a Dew Cup for Decenzo or P-Rod
In his third year competing on Dew Tour, Canadian street skater Ryan Decenzo heads into the Dew Tour Championships with the overall lead. He’s trailed by Paul Rodriguez, and either guy can take home the Cup with a win in Vegas.
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September 11, 2011
Ryan Decenzo Destroys Skate Street Course for Win and Overall Lead
In what the riders were calling out as one of the best courses the Dew Tour has ever built, the guys were throwing trick after trick as proof.
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August 13, 2011
Switch Tricks and Tech Wizardry Gives P-Rod the Skate Street Win
Paul Rodriguez didn’t grow up skating in parks, he was a street skater from the very beginning so the Dew Tour’s new concrete street course was exactly his element. He led the 12-man final from the start of
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June 06, 2010
Chris Cole Racks Up Second Maloof Win
Chris Cole did it again at Maloof Money Cup street, but this time it was on NY soil for the first time. Cole's 360 kickflip to frontside 5050 was just one of his lines on the course's concrete plaza.
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May 03, 2010
Practice Pays for P-Rod in Tampa
Word on the street course was that Paul Rodriguez was the first skater to show up in Tampa last week, and clocked more practice hours over the following days than any of the other 86 skaters trying their luck at the sixteenth annual Tampa pro.
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October 11, 2010
Race for the Cup: Skate Park Gallery
With just one stop left on the 2010 Dew Tour, each stop of the season has seen a different skate park winner. Greg Lutzka kicked off the year with a victory in Boston, followed by P-Rod and Chaz Ortiz. Though Lutzka leads the pack going into Vegas, it's anyone's game on the skate park course.
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September 22, 2010
Salt Lake City's Skate Park Finals Gallery
The level of skating was as high as the elevation during the Toyota Challenge's skate park finals. Flip through the gallery to see some of the best shots that came out of the contest.
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August 27, 2010
Looking Down on Portland's Skate Comps
See what the Wendy's Invitational skate park and vert contests, and the Allisports.com Best Trick, look like from above with this photo gallery.
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September 26, 2011
My Five: Paul Rodriguez
My Five is an Alli feature where we ask five fun questions to different athletes and compile all the answers. For this video, we talked to skateboarder Paul Rodriguez.
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September 12, 2011
Skateboard Street Final Highlights - Toyota Challenge 2011
Watch as Ryan Decenzo, Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez and more compete in the Skateboard Street Finals at the Toyota Challenge 2011, in Salt Lake City, UT
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August 13, 2011
Skateboard Street Final Highlights - Portland Invitational 2011
Watch as Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Decenzo, Manny Santiago and more throw down in the Skateboard Street Finals at the Portland Invitational 2011, in Portland, OR
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August 13, 2011
Unlock Your Spot - Portland
Everywhere skaters look, they see great places to skate. But street skaters are banned from tons of the best spots. Watch to see what happens when Mountain Dew and the Dew Tour unlocked Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland for local skaters to ride this week.
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August 13, 2011
Skateboard Street Super Jam - Portland Invitational
Watch the full jam where Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Decenzo, Manny Santiago and more throw down in the super finals jam during the Skateboard Street Finals of the Portland Invitational 2011
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