>>> HE’S KNOWN AS THE GOD FATHER OF ROLLER SKATING IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE PASSION OF THE SUPPORT SPANNING 45 YEARS. HE’S A CHARACTER. >> YES, THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY ROLLER SKATERS LEFT IN THE BAY AREA. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
PROMOTING, SKATING IN THE STREETS, HE’S ON A ROLE. >> Reporter: YOU WILL FIND DAVID MILES JR. IN GOLDEN GATE PARK DOING WHAT HE LOVES MOST. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT. >> Reporter: HIS PASSION FOR ROLLER SKATING IGNITED DECADES
AGO WHEN HE GOT OFF THE BUS, DISCOVERING PEOPLE SKATING. THIS ENERGY HERE WAS FANTASTIC. I ALWAYS WANTED TO KEEP THAT ALIVE. >> Reporter: DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO PROMOTING THE SUPPORT FOR THE LAST 45 YEARS. HE OWNS THE CHURCH WHERE HE HAS BEEN
TAUGHT SKATING FOR TEN YEARS. HIS BUSINESS WILL PAY FOR THE COMMUNITY WORK HE PROVIDES FOR FREE. HE HAS FOUGHT AGAINST THE PROPOSED BAN ON ROLLER SKATING IN THE PARK AND SUCCEEDED IN GIVING THE SECTION OF SIXTH AVENUE CLOSE. HIS WEEKLY LOOKS,
THAT STARTED DURING COVID AND THE GATHERING STRAW NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AND BROUGHT MAYOR LONDON BREED. >> THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE NIGHT FULL OF PEOPLE. AND WORLD HUNGER. AND FOR YEARS, AS FAR AWAY AS BURNING MAN. AT 67, HE
CONTINUES TO SPREAD HIS ROLE ON WHEELS. >> AND THEY NEVER WANTED TO WIN THE LOTTERY AS THEY JUST EMBRACED ME AND HUGGED ME. THEY LET ME SHARE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. >> Reporter: FOR HIS EFFICACY THAT HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, THIS WEEK’S JEFFERSON
AWARD IN THE BAY AREA GOES TO DAVID D. MILES JR. >> HE IS ONE OF THE FEW AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO OWNS A ROLLER SKATING RINK IN THE U.S. HE RUNS IT WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE GROWN CHILDREN. >> HE’S AN AMAZING SKATER.
IT’LL MAKE YOU WANT TO TAKE LESSONS. >> YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE HIM, YOU ASK HIM, HE MIGHT GIVE YOU A LESSON. >> A FRIENDLY GUY. WHAT A GREAT STORY. >> YO
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