life: This image of Patti McGee, the 1965 Woman’s National Skateboard Champion, appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine on May 14, 1965. According to LIFE: “The thing 19-year-old Pat McGee is balancing on is a skateboard, the most exhilarating and

life: This image of Patti McGee, the 1965 Woman’s National Skateboard Champion, appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine on May 14, 1965. According to LIFE: “The thing 19-year-old Pat McGee is balancing on is a skateboard, the most exhilarating and

life: This image of Patti McGee, the 1965 Woman’s National Skateboard Champion,