Name: Brain Deegan a.k.a. “The General”
Height: 5’9’’
Weight: 170 lbs
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Current Residence: Temecula, CA
Family: Wife:Marissa, Children: Hailie & Haiden
Profession: Freestyle Motocross Rider
Hobbies: Motocross, MMA, Rally Car Racing, and Running Metal Mulisha
At a young age, Brian developed a passion for racing. Growing up in a small town in Nebraska, he wasn’t into sports like football or basketball so instead his dad gave him a dirt bike at the age of 4. He began riding and soon realized his dream was to become a free style motocross rider. To pursue his dream, he knew the only way to do that was to leave Nebraska after high school graduating and head to Southern California. After graduating High School, he told his father, give me one year at riding dirt bikes down south and if it doesn’t work out, I will go to college. With one goal in mind, Brian took a credit card, and old truck, and his dirt bike strapped down in the back. He began to enter every race he could and soon picked up a couple sponsors. Brain became good friends with rider Ronnie Faist, now one of Deegan’s best friends. Brain first became friends with the Crusty Demons group which helped him shape his talents as a freestyle dirt bike rider. Turning pro at 17, Brian won the 125cc Supercross Race in 1997 at the LA Coliseum. He was the youngest person at his time to win that race and in spite of his success; he ghost rode his bike over the finish line. This historical moment gave Brian the fame he always wanted to get his name recognized to the public. He was a true rebel and portrayed that bad boy image which soon was a huge hit for the motocross industry. Through his image, he built a team of friends which later became his soldiers in the group called The Metal Mulisha. This progressive group of riders soon began running the sport with their tattoos, partying, not giving a damn about anything, image soon grabbed the attention of everyone. Brian rode with a passion, despite all the broken bones, concussions, stitches, and almost dying 3 separate times, to an extraordinary 10 X-Game Medals! He shaped the motocross sport into what it is today. Today, FMX is recognized across the world as one of the premiere events in X-Games.
Brians success has gave him the life and fame he always wanted. He always has a good head on his shoulders. FMX is the craziest x-treme sport there is and Brian is a soldier when it comes to riding. No matter what the circumstances are, he always pushes the limits. He has no intentions of slowing down anytime soon. He is a business man at heart with running his multi-million dollar business of The Metal Mulisha. Metal Mulisha has pushed the image so far, it has opened the doors for new ideas for Brian to pursue. Not only does he enjoy riding freestyle motocross, but he recently has also rides in x-games, is an announcer at x-games, races rally car in events and in x-games, he is training to race in Nascar in the near future, he runs events such as The Crusty Demons Tour, Nuclear Cowboyz, and other small gigs. Brian Deegan loves any sport with an adrenaline rush and there’s no stopping what he’ll do next.
Brian Deegan is idolized by millions of fans every year and his group “The Metal Mulisha” will go down in the history books. No matter what contest it is from Red Bull X-Fighters to X-Games, there are always at least 2 or more riders from The Metal Mulisha that compete. Either way, this gives the Mulisha Riders a better chance of creating more brand awareness as well as increases the odds of getting the Metal Mulisha another win in the books. The Metal Mulisha FMX team riders consist of Brian Deegan, Jeremy “Twicth” Stenberg, Ronnie Faist, Todd Potter, Jeremy Lusk (R.I.P.), Beau Manley, Colin Morrison, Derek Garland, Jeff Kargola, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Josh Grant, Justin Homan, Larry Linkogle, Nixey Danielson, Ryan Hagy, Seth Enslow, Trigger Gumm, Wil Hahn, Cam Sinclair, Jason Thorne, Takayuki Higashino, Luke Urek, and Rob Adelberg. This team is known world wide as the best riders in the world. Brain Deegan will go down in the history books as the best Freetsyle Motocross Rider in the world!
