Aaron Homoki

Aaron "Papa Jaws" Homoki (/həˈmoʊki/;[2] born February 2, 1990) is an American professional skateboarder and was featured in the True Blue Retrospect video part. He is from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He is famous for his ability to withstand big drops and to clear large gaps, despite his self-proclaimed inability to "pop an ollie very high".[4]

Aaron Homoki
Personal information
Born(1990-02-02)February 2, 1990[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5'7"
Weight120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
Turned pro2011
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
2014 Austin Park

He is a four-time winner of Thrasher's King of the Road competition: once as a mystery guest for Alien Workshop, in 2012, and three times for Birdhouse, completing a three-peat in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[4][5]

He also appeared on the cover of Thrasher magazine's March 2016 issue by landing an ollie over Lyon 25, a 25-stair, measuring at a height of 14 feet 9 inches and a length of 22 feet,[6] first made famous (though never landed) by Swedish skateboarder Ali Boulala in Lyon, France. He had tried the drop the previous year, tearing his MCL, but he went back and made it with his father and Boulala in attendance as a tribute. The steps have since become iconic and have been used in promotional marketing that Homoki and Boulala participated in.[7][8] Homoki also listed Boulala's Flip Skateboards Sorry part as his "Classic" (or favorite) part in Thrasher.[9]

Homoki won a bronze medal in the Skateboard Park final at the 2014 X Games in Austin, Texas.[10]

Video game appearances

Homoki is a playable character in the 2015 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.

Videography
  • Peter Vlad's Wonderful Horrible Life (2007)
  • A Happy Medium (2008)
  • It's Always Sunnies in Australia (2009)
  • Ipath Promo (2009)
  • Ipath Search and Enjoy Tour (2011)
  • A Happy Medium 2 (2011)
  • The Other Ones (2011)
  • King of the Road 2012 (2013)
  • Bones – New Ground (2013)
  • Two Girls One Cup (2014)
  • Dekline True Blue (2014)
  • Software Hardware v1.0 (2016)
  • Saturdays (2017)
  • A Happy Medium 4 (2018)
  • Beautiful Mutants (2019)
  • A Happy Medium 5 (2020)

References
  1. "Aaron "Papa Jaws" Homoki - About - Facebook".
  2. "Aaron PAPA JAWS Homoki's History Of Jumping" on YouTube
  3. "Aaron Homoki's official X Games athlete biography".
  4. "Thrasher Magazine - King of the Road 2015: Team Profiles".
  5. "Thrasher Magazine - King of the Road 2014: Team Profiles".
  6. https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/jaws-vs-the-lyon-25
  7. "BAYER | LEAPS | INTERVIEW AARON HOMOKI AND ALI BOULALA - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  8. O'Connor, Paul (2020). Skateboarding and Religion. Cham, Switzerland: palgrave. pp. 147–178.
  9. "Thrasher Magazine Shop - Current Issue - Magazines".
  10. Aaron Homoki wins Skateboard Park bronze. Xgames.espn.com. Retrieved on 2017-04-12.


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