Steve Caballero

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Steve Caballero (born November 8, 1964 in San José , California ) is a professional American skateboarder and also active as a musician .

Career

Steve was born with scoliosis , which results in his head tilting slightly to one side. He was born in the year of the dragon , which is also strongly reflected in his skateboard graphics. He started skating at the age of twelve. When he was fifteen, he was sponsored as an amateur skater by Powell Peralta . His breakthrough came in 1980 and he became a pro skater at Oasis Skatepark in Southern California during the Gold Cup series . "Cab" is a member of the Bones Brigade and appeared in several of their videos. Caballero also made the cover of skater magazine Thrasher multiple times and is a playable character in parts 2 through 5 of the Tony Hawk's Skateboarding video game series .

Private life

Caballero is a member of various punk bands : The Faction , Odd Man Out , Shovelhead and Soda . He has also released a sampler on Sessions Records , with songs from his bands. His other hobbies include painting, collecting toys, riding motocross , collecting vintage skateboards and hot rods . Caballero is divorced from his first wife, with whom he has a daughter named Kayla Leslie. He remarried on July 14, 2006, to a woman named Rachel. He was also a Catholic , then a Zen Buddhist, and is now a Pentecostalist .

Contest history

  • 1997: 4th at X Games : Vert
  • 1979: 2nd at the Winchester Open in San José
  • 1983: 1st at Upland Pro-Am in California: Pro Pool
  • 1988: 1st at the Titus World Cup in Germany: street style
  • 1989: 1st at the NSA Contest in Hawaii : Mini Ramp

Sponsors

Now: Powell Skateboards, Bones Wheels, Bones Bearings, Independent Truck Company, Autobahn Wheels, Red Dragon, Sessions Clothing, Vans , Vestal Watches and Protec Helmets.

Former: Tracker Trucks, Standard Trucks and Powell Peralta Wheels.

Made up skateboard tricks

  • Caballerial
  • Frontside rock n 'roll slide
  • Varial Invert
  • Frontside Boneless on Vert
  • Backside Boneless
  • Lipslide-to-Smith grind
  • Cross-bone aerial
  • Rocket Aerial

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personal data
SURNAME Caballero, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American skateboarder
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose (California)