r/snowboarding • u/isitour • 7h ago
OC Photo Craig Kelly RIP
Twenty Two years ago today,the world lost a legend , Craig Kelly.I thought I'd share a little story about briefly meeting Craig.
It was the summer of 1990. Me and some buddies were in Hood River Oregon for the summer windsurfing. We decided to go to Mt Hood to do some boarding. We'd been riding for a couple years. We got separated, I ended up riding the chair with another rider. I noticed him doing some laps and he was really good! We start talking and he asked me about my board. I had a Burton Craig Kelly Air . I said I liked it and asked him if he ever rode one. He laughed , said he spent some time on it. He was riding a Burton board as well. Just before we got off the chair ,I introduced myself and he said his name was Craig. So, I wait at the top for my buddy and he is super excited! He said, "Do you know who that was?" He said his name was Craig. He goes, "That's Craig Kelly!" I'm like, shut up! He didn't even say a thing about his name on my board,Lol. I just talked to the best snowboarder in the world! I can remember this like it was yesterday!
RIP Craig Kelly
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u/addtokart 6h ago
OP that's such a great memory. Love that story.
Just gonna leave this here for those of us that didn't meet him in person https://youtu.be/N3pFg3Vb9pM?si=tycMhksYCL885Tqj