John Rattray


John Rattray is a Scottish professional skateboarder.

Early life

Rattray was raised in Aberdeen and attained a university degree from the University of Glasgow.

Professional skateboarding

In 2001, Rattray initially turned professional for the British company Blueprint Skateboards and later signed with American company Zero Skateboards, prior to a relocation to the United States.
During his professional career Rattray has been sponsored by Circa Footwear, the now defunct Savier, Osiris shoes, and éS shoes, with whom he had a signature shoe that features the Saltire.
Rattray appeared in the console video games Skate, Skate 2, and Skate 3.

Other projects

Rattray runs a blog entitled "The Predatory Bird" that was launched in late 2010 while he was recovering from a skateboard-related injury. He became Team Manager of the New Balance skate team, New Balance Numeric, in early 2013. Rattray explained in a March 2013 interview, why he was not a member of the NB# skate team: "I'm old and haggard and need a zimmer frame to move around so..."

Videography