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mosu101 |
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:36 am |
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Yesterday Bondi lost a local legend and one of the best skateboarders Australia produced. Grant 'Biff' Murdoch sadly passed away from a heart attack only 58. his family are devastated, a huge loss to the Bondi family. RIP Biff, you will be sadly missed. |
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mosu101 |
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:39 am |
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post from TI -
It is with great sadness that I write this post, for this past week the Australian skate world has lost another legend - Grant "Biff" Murdoch. Biff was one of the first few in Aus to have his name printed on a skateboard deck, alongside Adrian Errol Jones in the early/mid 80's. As a grom I always wanted one of his decks for the striking skull & crossbones graphic - and the interesting cut-outs..! Although funnily enough it was several years before I ever saw him actually skate, which was perhaps first at Mona Vale vert ramp. Soon after that he was a Bondi local for a period, ripping the old vert ramp in its glory years, and then went on to leave his mark on the bowl in the early days, before a solid slam into the waterfall smashed him with a heavy hip injury, which in turn saw his last skate in there..
I hadn't seen him much at all since that unfortunate accident, but I have somewhat regularly thought of him since, wondering what he was up to, and the imprint that he left on multiple generations of Aus skaters; not to mention his early adopting of yoga and espousing it's virtues, particularly as pertaining to its benefits for skating longevity, injury prevention and healing potential.
A true legend of his time & beyond, fly high wherever your soul may now be gracing.
Vale Biff. |
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mosu101 |
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:41 am |
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:11 am |
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Scotty T |
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:00 pm |
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I always loved those cut outs too. RIP. |
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charlieee |
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:10 pm |
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That’s very sad.....58.
RIP. |
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charlieee |
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:22 am |
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Biff at Melton.
Photos from Noel Forsyth...www.vicskatehistory.com.
I always looked up to those older dudes from Sydney.
You guys kept skateboarding alive.
Biff Murdoch...BIG NAME in a little sport.
Respect and condolences to all family and friends. |
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Colin05 |
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:21 pm |
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