Skip Engblom (born January 4, 1948) is an American entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of the
Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions Surf Shop in
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
.
He also helped to create the Zephyr Surf Team and the Zephyr Competition Team, a.k.a.
Z-Boys. Engblom was never a remarkable skateboarder himself but was a big influence to the Zephyr team.
Engblom sponsored the Z-Boys including
Jay Adams,
Tony Alva and
Stacy Peralta. Engblom and the Z-Boys frequented a locals only surf spot named "The Cove", which was located at
Pacific Ocean Park, in
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
, which later burned to the ground. Engblom also played a
cameo part in 2005's ''
Lords of Dogtown'' as a race starter. In the same film, character Skip Engblom was played by
Heath Ledger.
In 2023, Engblom was inducted into the
Skateboarding Hall of Fame.
External links
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''Where The Z-Boys Began''
Video interview with Skip Engblom
Santa Monica Airlines Skateboards website
References
Living people
1948 births
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