Tony Ferguson (skateboarder)

Tony Ferguson

Personal information
Full name	Tony Ferguson
Nickname(s)	Rone
Nationality	Canadian
Born	May 4, 1973 Edmonton, Alberta
Residence	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Website	www.ronebrand.com
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Skateboarding

Tony Ferguson is a professional skateboarder and company owner. He was an original member of the Girl Skateboards team and is a partner in the Alife Footwear brand.^[1]

Early life

Tony was born in Edmonton, Alberta on May 4, 1973. His early years were spent in Ottawa, Ontario where he began skateboarding at age 12. His family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1990. By 1994 he was living in Los Angeles, California.

Career

His first sponsor was the Tommy Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud-owned Real Skateboards where he stayed from 1990 to 1992. In 1992 he was asked by future Girl founder Rick Howard to join the legendary Plan B team. In 1993, along with a handful of other pros and cinematographer Spike Jonze, Tony helped start the Girl Skateboard Company.^[2][3]

After leaving professional skateboarding in 2005, he became involved with the New York City streetwear lifestyle brand Alife. He acquired the global license for Alife Footwear in the same year and oversees creative direction and production for the company. In recent years he’s also acted as a consultant for several notable footwear brands.^[4]

Videography

• Plan B – Virtual Reality (1993)^[5]
• Eric Koston Profile 411 VM (1993)^[6]
• Girl Skateboards – Goldfish (1994)^[7]
• Girl Skateboards – Mouse (1996)^[8]
• Chocolate - Chocolate Tour (1999)^[9]
• 411 VM – Girl Chocolate (1999)^[10]
• Girl Chocolate Euroblitz (2000)^[11]
• Girl Skateboards – Yeah Right (2003)^[12]
• North Two (2004)^[13]
• Four Star North Of Everything (2008)^[14]
• North (2009)^[15]
• Crail Couch interview (2009)^[16]
• Crailtap’s mini DV drawer mouse years (2010)^[17]
• Crailtap’s mini DV drawer Yeah right years (2011)^[18]
• Maolo’s tapes, 20 years of Girl (2013)^[19]
• Vice Epicly Later’d – Koston Part 4 (2014)^[20]
• Girl X Alife Budweiser commercial (2014)^[21]
• Chocolate city series commercial (2014)

References

1. "Check In- Tony Ferguson Alife Footwear". sbcbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
2. "BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT PART 10". muckmouth.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
3. "Tony Ferguson Anthology". sbcskateboard.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. "THURSDAY FIVES: Tony Ferguson". knowshow.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
5. "Tony Ferguson Plan B Virtual Reality 1993". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. "1993 - Eric Koston - Pro File - Best of 411 Vol 1". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
7. "Girl "Goldfish" - Tony Ferguson - 1994.". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
8. "Tony Ferguson - Mouse - 1996". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. "Tony Ferguson - The Chocolate Tour". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
10. "411VM - Girl / Chocolate - Euroblitz". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
11. "The Girl & Chocolate Euro Blitz, 2000". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
12. "Girl - Yeah Right - Rick, Jeron and other 16/9". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
13. "Tony Ferguson North 2". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
14. "Fourstar North Of Everything Tour". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
15. "tony ferguson & montage.". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
16. "Tim Gavin and Tony Ferguson on the Crail Couch.". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
17. "Crailtap's Mini DV Drawer. The Mouse Years Part 2". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
18. "Crailtap's Mini DV Drawer, Yeah Right! years". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
19. "Manolo's Tapes x 20 Years of Girl Skateboards". youtube. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
20. "Eric Koston - Part 4". vice.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
21. "ALIFE x Budweiser Teaser by Girl featuring Tony Ferguson". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

• "Tony Ferguson on Bringing Skateboarding to Handcrafted Footwear". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "RECAP RONE Global Launch Event". havenshop.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Rone by Tony Ferguson". montecristomagazine.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Sneakers That Combine Skate Style With Dress Shoe Craftsmanship". gq.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "RONE, A Luxury Shoe With Skateboard Appeal". likevancouver.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Tony Ferguson tours Vancouver with HAVEN Shop." hypebeast.com.Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Professional skateboarder turned shoe guru, Tony Ferguson, debuts new luxury footwear line". vancouversun.com.Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Pro Skater Tony Ferguson Debuts Luxury Footwear Label Rone". highsnobiety.com.Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Mixtape No. 14 Tony Ferguson". garrettleight.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Tony Ferguson’s Rone Luxury Shoe Line To Launch In August". footwearnews.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Former Pro Skater Tony Ferguson on His New Luxury Footwear Line RONE". thehundreds.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Talking Modern Luxury and Crooked Cops with Ex-Street Skater Tony Ferguson". vice.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Rone Shoes by Jeff Thorburn". theboardpress.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Tony Ferguson’s Rone Luxury Shoe Line To Launch In August". footwearnews.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "TONY FERGUSON LAUNCHES FOOTWEAR BRAND RONE". business.transworld.net. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "Tony Ferguson to Launch RONE Footwear This Year". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "RONE Footwear Launches Its First Silhouette". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
• "RONE Footwear Launches New "Ninety Three" Style". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.