Goodtimes Skateboards Alumni: Matt Moffett

There are names in Goodtimes history that didn’t just ride for the brand—they helped build what it stood for. Moffett was one of those people.

Moffett and Hewitt at Happyland | Photo: Jamie Mosberg

If you were around in the mid-'90s, you felt the Moffett effect. He wasn’t just skateboarding for the brand—he was helping shape it. From contributing board graphic ideas to doing whatever it took—mentoring team riders, injecting energy into every session, filming, building, and setting the pace.

Moffett was helping drive the company forward—especially in anchoring the West Coast push. But his impact went far beyond the brand and team.

He was a scene builder—someone who brought relentless energy and commitment to everything he touched. Summers in Alaska as a commercial fisherman gave him a different kind of grit—he brought that edge right back into skateboarding.

Front boardslide at Happyland | Photo: Jamie Mosberg

One classic story: Moffett once relocated a full vert ramp from Linda Vista—same site as today’s skatepark—to his backyard—wedging it into a canyon crevasse. When zoning stepped in, he moved it again—down the hill to stay within the property line. Nothing stopped him from keeping the session alive.

In the early 90's pushed hard to bring Peter Hewitt onto the Goodtimes team during the vert drought—when most companies had turned away. Moffett knew both vert and transition skating would be making a comeback—and Goodtimes would be ready.

To give you an idea of Moffett’s respect level—after a Goodtimes ad ran in Thrasher featuring him grinding up a ridiculously steep arch barrier to front 50-50 and dropping into a steep incline downtown SD parking structure, Ricky Oyola (EC street legend) looked up the phone number and called HQ.
“Yo—just letting you know, I 100% back this. The skateboarding. The company. Call me when you guys are back East.”

Today, Moffett runs Charlottesville Skatepark and shop in partnership with the city—mentoring a new generation, married with a family, and still skateboarding. He continues to contribute to skateboarding culture, balancing family life with mentoring and riding.

Listen to the commentary by Donny Diederich. Rewatch Moffett's part in the Goodtimes Manifesto video.