Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Sacramento, California, United States | April 11, 1984
Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 160 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]
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.
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.
This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (July 2009) |
Duffel is a playable character in the 2010 video game Tony Hawk: Shred. [5]