Lathan McKay (born January 10, 1978) is an American historian,
producer, entrepreneur, actor and co-founder of the Evel Knievel
Museum. As a former professional skateboarder, he has amassed the
largest collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia in the world. The
collection now resides at the official Evel Knievel Museum alongside
Historic Harley Davidson.McKay was born on January 10, 1978, in
Austin, Texas, where he grew up. He started skateboarding as a child,
and became sponsored at 14. Inspired by Evel Knievel, he spent a
decade on the road as a professional, breaking for a year to attend
the University of Texas at Austin. McKay became a 70s-era cinephile
and was inspired by existential films like Cisco Pike, Night Moves,
Charley Varrick, Little Fauss and Big Halsy, Thunderbolt and
Lightfoot, films by Sam Peckinpah, and particularly Monte Hellman’s
Two-Lane Blacktop.2003-2011
producer, entrepreneur, actor and co-founder of the Evel Knievel
Museum. As a former professional skateboarder, he has amassed the
largest collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia in the world. The
collection now resides at the official Evel Knievel Museum alongside
Historic Harley Davidson.McKay was born on January 10, 1978, in
Austin, Texas, where he grew up. He started skateboarding as a child,
and became sponsored at 14. Inspired by Evel Knievel, he spent a
decade on the road as a professional, breaking for a year to attend
the University of Texas at Austin. McKay became a 70s-era cinephile
and was inspired by existential films like Cisco Pike, Night Moves,
Charley Varrick, Little Fauss and Big Halsy, Thunderbolt and
Lightfoot, films by Sam Peckinpah, and particularly Monte Hellman’s
Two-Lane Blacktop.2003-2011
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