Ben Sanchez
Ben Sanchez is a regular-footed American skateboarder from San Francisco, California.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Benjamin Sanchez |
| Nickname(s) | Burger Boy |
| Ethnicity | American |
| Born | 1975 |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
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 Parts | Year |
|---|---|
| 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]
References
- "20 Years of Girl: The Ben Sanchez Tribute Post". Quartersnacks.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "Ben Sanchez skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Ben Sanchez. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- Chops (2011-03-30). "chrome ball incident #618: burgertime". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- "Blogsclusive interview / Ben Sanchez : Life Mechanic | The FTC Book". theftcbook.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "Henry Sanchez". www.bobshirt.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- Staff, VICE (2014-11-13). "Epicly Later'd: Chocolate - Part 4". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "Watch Chocolate Skateboards' Las Nueve Vidas De Paco in High Quality". Kingpin Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "Girl Skateboards - Mouse (1996) Soundtrack < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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