Ben Sanchez (skateboarder)

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Ben Sanchez
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Birth nameBenjamin Sanchez
Nickname(s)Burger Boy
Born1975
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CountryUSA
Sport Skateboarding

Ben Sanchez is a regular-footed American skateboarder from San Francisco, California. [1] [2] [3]

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Skateboarding

After skating the Embarcadero daily for years, Sanchez was sponsored briefly by Blind, before joining the Chocolate team in 1994. [4] [5]

Skate videos

Sanchez has appeared in several Girl Distribution skate films. [2] [6]

Skate Video PartsYear
Los Nueves Videos Del Paco [7] 1995
Mouse [8] 1996

Sponsors

Life, Blind, Chocolate [4]

Post-Skateboarding

Sanchez had a short, but memorable, career. First sponsored in 1994, Sanchez retired from skating by 1997. [3] He transitioned to a career as an auto mechanic, in order to better support his child. [4]

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References

  1. "20 Years of Girl: The Ben Sanchez Tribute Post". Quartersnacks.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "Ben Sanchez skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Ben Sanchez. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. 1 2 Chops (2011-03-30). "chrome ball incident #618: burgertime". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "Blogsclusive interview / Ben Sanchez : Life Mechanic | The FTC Book". theftcbook.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. "Henry Sanchez". www.bobshirt.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  6. Staff, VICE (2014-11-13). "Epicly Later'd: Chocolate - Part 4". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  7. "Watch Chocolate Skateboards' Las Nueve Vidas De Paco in High Quality". Kingpin Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  8. "Girl Skateboards - Mouse (1996) Soundtrack < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.