Woody Itson, Freestylin july 1987: My real name as it reads on my birth certificate is Joseph Derwood Itson. But all my credit cards end everything else says Woody. My brother for some reason started calling me Woody after some detective movie or something. And when I grew up I didn't want to be a Joe, so.
Pool riding.
Gene, november 2005: Woody is riding a Bassett and the pool he's riding was part of the BIG O skatepark, it's closed down when one of the water park slide tubes ruptured and horrible things happened. Woody and I were racing at the Orange YMCA BMX track when it happened.
Woody Itson, Freestylin july 1987: I used to just jump and street ride all the time. Then I started racing. After I raced for about two years I heard about the BMX ACTION Trick Team with Haro and R.L. and I went to see them at Anaheim Stadium back in 1983, I said, "Hey, that's for me, I can do some of that stuff." So I just started practicing after that -riding all the time. About six months later I met up with Brian Scura when he owned B.S. Bikes, and I started riding ramps and getting into freestyle more. That was when I started riding at a place called Big O skatepark. Then I got kinds tired of racing so I just started freestylin' and Brian had me do shows every once in a while so after that I got sponsored by Vans and the rest is history. One thing led to another. It was something I liked to do:
Pool riding 1981.
BMX Plus! february 1984: Hutch recently announced the signing of two new freestylists -Woody itson (who will continue to ride with the Vans Trick Team) and Mike Buff (who will continue to ride with the BMX Action Trick Team).
Woody: Richard Hutchins was very good to me for all those years I rode for Hutch. He treated me like family back then and I will always be greatful for the things he did for me. I felt very lucky to be the first sponsored rider on Hutch for Freestyle.
Woody: The Trick Star was my frame, I designed it. It won the Nora Cup as well, I think that's pretty good. That bike still rides good by today's standards. For a while Hutch even did a signature series release in the states, a "Woody Itson" signature edition if you will-it was pink.
Interview: Freestylin' #1 summer 1984
Around October 1985 Hutch offered the Trick Star in two special models fot fans of ground specialist Woody Itson and ramp specialist Mike Dominguez.
The Woody Itson Pink Signature Series feature a pink frame and modefied fork, pink Z-rims, Woody Itson freestyle bars, pink A'ME grips, ACS rotor brake modification, SST Woody Itson hubs, and assorted other goodies.
Hutch's Woody Itson on the steps of the Treasury Building in Washington on the cover of Super BMX and Freestyle april 1986. Photo by Steve Giberson.
BMX Action june 1986 on his gold Hutch Trick Star,
BMX Action july 1986 downhilling with Martin Aparijo.
Interview in Super BMX and Freestyle june1986.
2nd place pro flatland @ 1986 World Championships, Vancouver, Canada.
Woody: I got second at the World Championships this year (as they sponsored the event, everyone on Skyway won).
Woody is Hutch Trick Team manager.
Interview in Freestylin july 1987.
Woody: Hutch had filed for bankruptcy and I was owed some money and had bills to pay and Mike Dominguez was on Diamond Back at the time and he asked me if I wanted to ride with him again, this time on DB, I said yes (1987), and spent my last sponsored years there.
Interview: Fat #29.
