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Rider · Ware, Hertfordshire, England · Goofy

Dan Cates

British skateboarder born in Ware, Hertfordshire, who has skated since the late 1980s. He rode for Vans from his mid-1990s contest days and has been with Death Skateboards since it began, as its first pro. He has parts in Death videos including Better Than Life (2007) and Ordinary Madness (2013), and is also known for contest judging, demos and magazine writing.

Sources: sidewalkmag.com, sidewalkmag.com

Decks in the archive
23
Years
2004–2025
Brands
2

Sponsors over the years

From Dan Cates's decks in the archive: first pro deck Death Skateboards “Cates Prism”, 2004.

  1. Death Skateboards Cates Warhol skateboard deck: Black deck with a two-by-three grid of pop-art style skull and crossbones tiles in yellow, white, blue, red and black on contrasting coloured squares, with bold white serif lettering above and below the grid.

    Death Skateboards2004, 2019–2025

    21 decks: Cates Prism, Cates Warhol, Death Dan Cates Mummy - Death Skateboards, Death Dan Cates Mummy 9 - Death Skateboards…

  2. Forty Dan Cates Republic Guest Pro deck

    Forty2019

    1 deck: Dan Cates Republic Guest Pro

Plus 1 reissue of Dan Cates's graphics (Death Skateboards, 2021).

2000s (2)

2010s (7)

2020s (14)