Ben Sanchez (skateboarder)

Ben Sanchez
Personal information
Birth nameBenjamin Sanchez
NicknameBurger Boy
Born1975
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSkateboarding

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

Skateboarding

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

Skate videos

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

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

Sponsors

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Life, Blind, Chocolate[4]

Post-Skateboarding

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "20 Years of Girl: The Ben Sanchez Tribute Post". Quartersnacks.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. ^ a b "Ben Sanchez skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Ben Sanchez. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. ^ a b Chops (2011-03-30). "chrome ball incident #618: burgertime". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ a b c "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.
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