Kerry Getz

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Kerry Getz
Personal information
Nickname(s)Hockey Temper
Born (1975-06-10) June 10, 1975 (age 48) [1] [2]
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Children6
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Skateboarding

Kerry Getz (born June 10, 1975) is an American professional skateboarder.

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Biography

Getz has been skateboarding since the age of nine. Alongside Fred Gall, Tim O'Conner and Rob Pluhowski, Getz was one of the original team members of the Habitat brand that was originally conceived as an offshoot of the Alien Workshop skateboard company. [3] [4] However, in the announcement of Habitat's move to the Tum Yeto distribution company, Getz's name does not appear in the team list. [5]

Getz is known for his anger issues towards his skateboarding, earning him the nickname "Hockey Temper". A montage of his outbursts appears in the introduction to his Skate More video part for the DVS Shoes company. [6]

As of December 2014, Getz's sponsors are Habitat Skateboards, Nocturnal Skateshop, and MOB Griptape. [5] [7]

Getz owns a skateboard shop in Philadelphia called Nocturnal Skateshop.

Contest history

Getz medaled in the 2000 and 2001 X Games and received a gold medal in the first street skateboarding X-Games event. [8] Getz also placed 1st in the Tampa Pro 2000 and the VANs Triple Crown Finals.

Filmography

Videos

Films

Television

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References

  1. Getz, Kerry (June 10, 2021). "21 years ago today on my birthday, we opened the doors of Nocturnal Skate". Instagram . Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. "PHILADELPHIA LEGEND, NEW DVS TEAM MANAGER - KERRY GETZ". VHSMag. October 19, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2022. I'm 41 raising 5 kids
  3. Willy Staley (May 19, 2014). "How Alien Workshop Died, Maybe". I Don't Know, Man. Yahoo!, Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  4. "Joe Castrucci "Portfolio" – Part 1" (Video upload). Chris Mulhern on Vimeo. Vimeo. August 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Habitat Movin' to Tum Yeto" (Video upload). RIDE Channel on YouTube. Google Inc. July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. "DVS Skate More – Kerry Getz" (Video upload). illegalskate567 on YouTube. Google Inc. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  7. "KERRY GETZ SKATER PROFILE". SPoT Skate Shop. Skatepark of Tampa. January 25, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  8. CourierPostOnline.com (August 23, 2001). "X Games award surprises Getz". Courier Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.