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{{Short description|American skateboarder}}
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| name =Corey Duffel
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|11}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|11}}
| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]] United States
| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]], United States
| gender = Male
| height = 6ft 2in
| height = 6'2
| weight = 160 lb
| weight = 160 lbs
| occupation = Professional skateboarder
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'''William Corey Duffel''' (born April 11, 1984) known as '''Corey Duffel''', is a professional [[skateboarder]] from [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crooks |first=Peter |date=July 25, 2012 |title=Meet: Corey Duffel / Skateboarder |url=http://www.diablomag.com/The-Walnut-Creek-Book/August-2012/Meet-Corey-Duffel-Skateboarder/Q |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803091443/http://www.diablomag.com/The-Walnut-Creek-Book/August-2012/Meet-Corey-Duffel-Skateboarder/ |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=2017-08-03 |website=Diablo magazine |language=en}}</ref>
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'''Corey Duffel''' is a professional [[skateboarder]] from [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]], California. He was born on April 11, 1984 as William Corey Duffel to Steve and Sharon Duffel. He is known for 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 [[List of skateboarding terms#Skateboarding trick terminology|Goofy]]. Duffel rides for his original sponsor, Metro, in his hometown.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


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Duffel's sponsors include [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]], Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Orbs Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, ''CCS'' magazine, [[Skullcandy]] headphones, and Bones Swiss Bearings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skately.com/library/people/corey-duffel|title=Corey Duffel Profile < Skately Library|website=skately.com|access-date=2017-07-31}}</ref>
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Duffel began skateboarding at age ten, and turned pro at age eighteen.


== Fashion and skating style ==
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Duffel's sponsors include Foundation Skateboards, [[Osiris Shoes]], Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Pig Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, CCS magazine, [[Skullcandy]] headphones, and Swiss Bearings.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
Corey is well known for dressing in a distinctive 1970s punk fashion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2016/01/25/the-corey-duffel-interview/|title=THE COREY DUFFEL INTERVIEW - Jenkem Magazine|date=2016-01-25|work=Jenkem Magazine|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


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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 [[List of skateboarding terms#Skateboarding trick terminology|Goofy]]. Duffel rides for his original sponsor, Metro, in his hometown.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
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Duffel works with mentor [[Michael Davis (bassist)|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.


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Duffel began skateboarding at age ten, and turned pro at age eighteen.
He has a [[tattoo]] of a [[spider]] on his back, which appeared on one of his [[skateboard]] graphics. He also has tattoos of his dogs’ names on his arm in a heart with a dagger, and his 7th Seal deck on his rib, which features the Grim Reaper playing chess. In an interview in Transworld Magazine, Corey describes it as a battle between him and the reaper. In the tattoo however, his king has been knocked over. He has a 45 RPM record tattooed on his chest. Corey Duffel promotes two pro model Shoes with Osiris Footwear named The Duffel and The Corpse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osirisshoes.com/shop/guys/series/duffel-collection/|title=Osiris shoes website listing for The Duffel Collection|publisher=}}</ref>

== Charity work ==
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Duffel works with mentor [[Michael Davis (bassist)|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 appearances==
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* 1998 [[Think]] - ''Dedication''
* 1998 Think - ''Dedication''
* 2001 [[Thrasher Magazine]] - ''Go For Broke''
* 2001 [[Thrasher (magazine)|''Thrasher'']] - ''Go For Broke''
* 2002 [[Thrasher Magazine]] - ''Playing in Traffic''
* 2002 ''Thrasher'' - ''Playing in Traffic''
* 2002 ''Foundation'' - ''Madness & Mayhem.........skate till death''
* 2002 ''Foundation'' - ''Madness & Mayhem.........skate till death''
* 2002 ''411VM'' - Issue #54 (Controlled Chaos Section)
* 2002 ''411VM'' - Issue #54 (Controlled Chaos Section)
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* 2003 ''Pharmacy Boardshop'' - ''Chily''
* 2003 ''Pharmacy Boardshop'' - ''Chily''
* 2004 [[Globe Shoes|Globe]] - ''World Cup Skateboarding Street Riot''
* 2004 [[Globe Shoes|Globe]] - ''World Cup Skateboarding Street Riot''
* 2004 ''Foundation'' - ''That’s Life Flick'' (Last Part)
* 2004 ''Foundation'' - ''That's Life Flick'' (Last Part)
* 2004 ''Foundation'' - ''European Tour''
* 2004 ''Foundation'' - ''European Tour''
* 2005 ''Foundation'' - ''Gareth Stehr's Go Go Toe Jam''
* 2005 ''Foundation'' - ''Gareth Stehr's Go Go Toe Jam''
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* 2009 Split Clothing - ''Demons in the Attic'' (Though the video was in fact produced and shipped, Split Clothing's untimely demise prevented this video from ever being seen, and Duffels footage has been unused)
* 2009 Split Clothing - ''Demons in the Attic'' (Though the video was in fact produced and shipped, Split Clothing's untimely demise prevented this video from ever being seen, and Duffels footage has been unused)
* 2009 BATB2 (Battle at The Berics2)
* 2009 BATB2 (Battle at The Berics2)
* 2009 [[Transworld Skateboarding]] - ''Right Foot Forward'' (2nd Last Part)
* 2009 ''[[Transworld Skateboarding]]'' - ''Right Foot Forward'' (2nd Last Part)
* 2009 Maloof Money Cup 2009
* 2009 Maloof Money Cup 2009
* 2011 ''Foundation'' - ''WTF!''
* 2011 ''Foundation'' - ''WTF!''
* 2012 Osiris Footwear - ''Never Gets Old''
* 2012 Osiris Footwear - ''Never Gets Old''

==Video game appearances==
Duffel is a playable character in the 2010 [[video game]] ''[[Tony Hawk: Shred]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Activision Publishing Inc. |date=August 13, 2010 |title=Tony Hawk®: SHRED Lets Players GO BIG!!! |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tony-hawk-shred-lets-players-go-big-100613349.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=PRNewswire |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170818181259/http://ikstore.net/ IK Store]
* [http://www.thrashermagazine.com/Joomla_STBL/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=51 Thrasher Interview]
* [http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/magazine/article/0,23271,408205,00.html Skateboarding.com Interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071205044250/http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/magazine/article/0%2C23271%2C408205%2C00.html Skateboarding.com Interview]
* [http://www.skateboard-city.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=29748 Corey Duffel Forum]
* [http://www.skateboard-city.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=29748 Corey Duffel Forum]
* [http://skimthefat.com/skaters/showskater.cgi?skaterID=1027 List of Duffel's [[Skateboard]] video appearances]
* [http://skimthefat.com/skaters/showskater.cgi?skaterID=1027 List of Duffel's Skateboard video appearances]
* [http://www.chrisnieratko.com/coreyduffel.php Big Brother Interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070716004056/http://www.chrisnieratko.com/coreyduffel.php Big Brother Interview]
* [http://www.foskco.com/riders/46/Corey_Duffel/ Official Foskco Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080822085120/http://www.foskco.com/riders/46/Corey_Duffel/ Official Foskco Profile]
* [http://www.pigwheels.com/riders/46/Corey_Duffel/ Official Pig Wheels Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061210191432/http://www.pigwheels.com/riders/46/Corey_Duffel/ Official Pig Wheels Profile]
* [http://www.sessions.com/team.php?rId=31 Official Sessions Profile]
* [https://archive.today/20130203024650/http://www.sessions.com/team.php?rId=31 Official Sessions Profile]
* [http://www.hovenvision.com/coreyduffel.asp# Official HOVEN Skate Team Profile]
* [http://www.hovenvision.com/coreyduffel.asp# Official HOVEN Skate Team Profile]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.osirisshoes.com/team/duffel/ Official Osiris Shoes Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320160907/http://www.osirisshoes.com/team/duffel/ Official Osiris Shoes Profile]


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Latest revision as of 10:36, 9 January 2024

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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 1998 Think - Dedication
  • 2001 Thrasher - Go For Broke
  • 2002 Thrasher - Playing in Traffic
  • 2002 Foundation - Madness & Mayhem.........skate till death
  • 2002 411VM - Issue #54 (Controlled Chaos Section)
  • 2002 411VM - Issue #55 (Wheels Of Fortune Section)
  • 2002 Zero Skateboards - Dying to Live (Friends Section)
  • 2003 Pharmacy Boardshop - Chily
  • 2004 Globe - World Cup Skateboarding Street Riot
  • 2004 Foundation - That's Life Flick (Last Part)
  • 2004 Foundation - European Tour
  • 2005 Foundation - Gareth Stehr's Go Go Toe Jam
  • 2005 88 Footwear – Destroy Everything Now (Last Part)
  • 2006 411VM – Volume 14, Issue 1
  • 2006 Stephen Duffel – Beautiful Breakdown
  • 2007 Foundation - Cataclysmic Abyss (2nd Last Part)[4]
  • 2007 X-Games - Street contest tyrant and is round
  • 2007 Osiris Footwear - Feed the Need (2nd Last Part)
  • 2007 Chandler tour
  • 2008 Congress oF Freaks Osiris
  • 2008 Skate And Create Transworld/Osiris [Congress Of Freaks The Sensation Of The Year]
  • 2009 Split Clothing - Demons in the Attic (Though the video was in fact produced and shipped, Split Clothing's untimely demise prevented this video from ever being seen, and Duffels footage has been unused)
  • 2009 BATB2 (Battle at The Berics2)
  • 2009 Transworld Skateboarding - Right Foot Forward (2nd Last Part)
  • 2009 Maloof Money Cup 2009
  • 2011 Foundation - WTF!
  • 2012 Osiris Footwear - Never Gets Old

Video game appearances[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Crooks, Peter (July 25, 2012). "Meet: Corey Duffel / Skateboarder". Diablo magazine. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. ^ "Corey Duffel Profile < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  3. ^ "THE COREY DUFFEL INTERVIEW - Jenkem Magazine". Jenkem Magazine. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  4. ^ "Cataclysmic Abyss DVD by Foundation Skateboards".
  5. ^ Activision Publishing Inc. (August 13, 2010). "Tony Hawk®: SHRED Lets Players GO BIG!!!". PRNewswire. Retrieved 2022-08-19.

External links[edit]

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