Author Topic: neil ruffell (Read 24744 times)

skywayman · « **on:** September 14, 2006, 03:20 PM »

I have just read that Neil Ruffell passed away...........
Is this true?
What happened to him?
Please tell me it is a different guy, he was my hero back in 1985 when he beat Eddie Fiola in the Kellogs freestyle..On that memorable orange Skyway.

Regards
Tom

piper · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:36 PM »

Nah its true i`m afraid,nearly two years ago to the day i think,he was awesome

skywayman · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:42 PM »

How di it happen?

lazychubs · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:50 PM »

i fink it involved a big building and jumping
could be wrong tho
deffo jumped tho

skywayman · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:52 PM »

Bloody hell...
Was he still involved with bmx when it happened?
Do you now what made him do it?

lazychubs · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:54 PM »

dunno to the both i sure some one on here enliten us
with the true reason .as i cant remember

rom_kid_04 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:04 PM »

i think he lost the plot after being attacked with some sort of weaponary but not sure?

skywayman · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:05 PM »

I am shocked by that,
wonder what he was doing as a career after he finished with BMX

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:28 PM »

Wow.... I did not know this. Poor Neil

Rest in Peace Radlad... you are fondly remembered and truly missed $:-\$

skywayman · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2006, 08:35 PM »

Yes, RIP Neil....Never to be forgotten.

Does anyone know if he had a family?

I am gutted, knew the guy pretty well back in the good old days

WizardWeb · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2006, 09:01 PM »

Check out the tribute on his brothers page.

http://andyruffell.com/for_neil/index_2.htm

tricknuts · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2006, 09:05 PM »

well, he had a brother. You may have heard of him.

check out andyruffell.com

Seriously, I don't know if he had a wife or kids.

see an earlier thread on Nieil. What a legend.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=2262.15

theRuler · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2006, 09:05 PM »

Quote from: WizardWeb on September 14, 2006, 09:01 PM

Check out the tribute on his brothers page.

http://andyruffell.com/for_neil/index_2.htm

props

i have ridden in that bowl and it is scary. getting that much height in 85 or 2006 requires balls of steel

Radracer · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2006, 09:07 PM »

So what exactly happened to him after his Freestyle days?

Stodgy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2006, 11:02 AM »

Quote from: theRuler on September 14, 2006, 09:05 PM

Quote from: WizardWeb on September 14, 2006, 09:01 PM
Check out the tribute on his brothers page.

http://andyruffell.com/for_neil/index_2.htm

props

i have ridden in that bowl and it is scary. getting that much height in 85 or 2006 requires balls of steel

Awesome pic that. Rad as fook.

sawzall · « **Reply #15 on:** September 15, 2006, 08:25 PM »

:'(man he was good , that is one cool pic

RATTY · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2006, 12:39 AM »

RIp bud

Trev · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2006, 08:51 PM »

Neil was the reason I got into BMX.

Kelloggs 85.

I think I only ever got to see him ride a couple of times.

Trev · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2006, 10:41 PM »

How rad was Neil Ruffell? Check this out!

LucyLastic · « **Reply #19 on:** September 16, 2006, 11:06 PM »

That is so sad. Why do all the good people die young?

RATTY · « **Reply #20 on:** September 16, 2006, 11:25 PM »

Quote from: LucyLastic on September 16, 2006, 11:06 PM

That is so sad. Why do all the good people die young?

I hope theres a halfpipe in heaven

fischflo · « **Reply #21 on:** September 16, 2006, 11:42 PM »

skywayman · « **Reply #22 on:** September 23, 2006, 02:11 PM »

Did he have any family?

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #23 on:** September 23, 2006, 02:22 PM »

If he was around today he would have been one of the few riders that could mix it with todays big guns. I was in awe of that bloke when I saw him ride.