Jon Comer

Jon Comer, born on 19 January 1976 and died on 5 December 2019 at the age of 43, was the first professional skateboarder with a prosthetic limb, having lost part of a lower leg to amputation, and was regarded as the godfather of adaptive skateboarding. He was featured in the award-winning documentary Never Been Done. He earned the respect of skateboarding legends such as Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero and Mike Vallely, who admired his success and determination. He last lived in Garland, Texas, and the cause of his death was not revealed. The article gives no competition results or sponsor list, so those facts are left open here rather than guessed.