What is Tas Pappas doing now?
In prison, Tas found redemption in the Bible. He’s still beating his substance-abuse problem, and he’s now remarried, has a son, and is living in the suburbs.
What happened to Tas and Ben Pappas?
The three-year travel ban that followed his smuggling conviction ended Ben’s professional career. “He just gave up,” says Tas. “I think he didn’t think he could make it back to the States and he got into heroin. He told the doctors he was having homicidal and suicidal thoughts and then bang, it all happened.”
Did Tony Hawk steal the 900 from Tas Pappas?
No, it’s pretty obvious that he didn’t. There is a chance that Tony was a jerk to him in some way… Tas was supposedly kicked out of a few events by Hawk, long after this 900 stuff went down. But the thing is, Tas fully admits to being heavily into drugs back then, like crack.
Did Tony Hawk really land the 900?
Hawk never completed the trick himself but 22 years ago he was the first person to ever complete a 900 on a vert ramp in completion.
Why was Tas Pappas in jail?
Less than a year after his brother’s death, Tas was arrested, in a doomed attempt to follow in Ben’s footsteps and smuggle cocaine into Australia. He found faith in prison and is now a regular church-goer.
What did Tas Pappas go to jail for?
Tas went to the clink clink for trying to traffic a kilogram of coke from Argentina to Australia between a pile of longboards.
Who was the first to land the 900?
Tony Hawk
Tonight, in the sixth X Games at Pier 30 overlooking San Francisco Bay, Tony Hawk of San Diego became the first skateboarder ever to land the 900, his sport’s equivalent of the four-minute mile.
Did Tas Pappas do the 900 first?
It’s probably because there’s no cheating in skateboarding: you either make it, or you don’t. And Tas didn’t make the first 900. Neither did Danny. Neither did Sluggo.
Who is the best skateboarder in Australia?
1st: Shane O’Neill. AUS Rank. 1st. Overall Rank.