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Shawn Peddie (born 1962, died May 31, 2013) was an American skateboarder who was best known for the trick entitled the "Peddie Plant", a frontside footplant aerial. Peddie was also known for inventing the "Phillips 66", an inverted fakie flip.

Professional skateboarding

Peddie Plant A frontside footplant that is performed on a transition such as in a pool or ramp. The Peddie Plant is performed by putting the rear foot down on top of the transition while grabbing the board with the leading hand next to the skateboarder's front foot and jumping up and into the pool or down the ramp and landing onto the board with both feet in their normal riding position. Peddie first performed this trick in 1978 in his private swimming pool that was made for skateboarding and located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Peddie's Pool Peddie had two concrete swimming pools in his yard in the late 70s and early 80s with one being designed for swimming and the other designed and built specifically for skateboarding. Prior to the skateboard pool being built, Peddie built a large wooden ramp that eventually grew into a very large wooden bowl.

Walker Skateboards Peddie was sponsored by Walker Skateboards, which was owned by Bruce Walker, who also owned Ocean Avenue Surfboards. Peddie became a professional skateboarder in 1979 (validate) when he earned second place at a national skateboarding contest at Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida.

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