Eric Koston was born in Thailand, in the same hospital as fellow professional skateboarder Alphonzo Rawls (a shoe designer as of 2011). Koston was raised in San Bernardino, California, United States (U.S.) and began skating in 1986.\n', 'One of Koston\'s first board sponsors was the H-Street company that was co-founded by Tony Magnusson and Mike Ternasky. During Koston\'s time with the company the team included Danny Way and Matt Hensley, but Koston sought a larger entity and later parted ways with the company. Following H-Street, in 1992, Koston joined 101 (a legendary division of World Industries headed by Natas Kaupas) and in 1994 the Girl team and appeared in the videos Goldfish, Mouse, Yeah Right, and Pretty Sweet.\n', 'Koston was a leading team rider for the éS brand and an "Eric Koston éS Game of Skate" was held annually over numerous years. Koston also appeared in the éS video Menikmati in which he returns to his birthplace of Bangkok.\n', '

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