Corey Duffel

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Corey Duffel
Personal information
Born (1984-04-11) April 11, 1984 (age 40)
Sacramento, California, United States
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)

William Corey Duffel (born April 11, 1984) known as Corey Duffel, is a professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California. [1]

Contents

Duffel's sponsors include Converse, Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Orbs Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, CCS magazine, Skullcandy headphones, and Bones Swiss Bearings. [2]

Fashion and skating style

Corey is well known for dressing in a distinctive 1970s punk fashion. [3]

He is known for his fast pace, performing tricks on big gaps, rails, stairs, big wallrides and other large obstacles (for example, the freeway gap in Foundation Skateboard's 2007 "Cataclysmic Abyss" video). His skating stance is Goofy. Duffel rides for his original sponsor, Metro, in his hometown.[ citation needed ]

Duffel began skateboarding at age ten, and turned pro at age eighteen.

Charity work

Duffel works with mentor Michael Davis' Music Is Revolution Foundation, raising money to support music education in public schools. Davis and Duffel collaborated on fashion and skate items for Foundation.

Video appearances

Video game appearances

Duffel is a playable character in the 2010 video game Tony Hawk: Shred . [5]

References

  1. Crooks, Peter (July 25, 2012). "Meet: Corey Duffel / Skateboarder". Diablo magazine. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. "Corey Duffel Profile < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. "THE COREY DUFFEL INTERVIEW - Jenkem Magazine". Jenkem Magazine. January 25, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. "Cataclysmic Abyss DVD by Foundation Skateboards".
  5. Activision Publishing Inc. (August 13, 2010). "Tony Hawk®: SHRED Lets Players GO BIG!!!". PRNewswire. Retrieved August 19, 2022.