William Sean Sheffey is a regular-footed American professional skateboarder. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Sheffey grew up in Maryland. [7] Growing up, Sheffey was inspired by the skating of Mark Gonzales, Jesse Martinez, and Natas Kaupas. [2]
Sheffey became sponsored by a local skate shop after only 8 months of skating. [2] In the late 1980s, Sheffey attended a skateboarding contest in Ocean City, Maryland. [7] [2] At this contest, he met the skaters that made up SHUT skateboards. With-in months of meeting the team, Sheffey was sponsored by Shut Skates. [7] After riding for SHUT, Sheffey skated briefly for Santa Monica Airlines. [2] After SMA, Sheffey rode for Ron Allen's new company Life Skateboards. [7] In his part in the 1991 Life Skateboards skate video A Soldier's Story, Sheffey notably fakie ollies over a school lunch table. [8] [2]
After Life Skateboards, Sheffey joined the new company, Plan B, skating alongside a talented team of Danny Way, Rick Howard, Sal Barbier, Matt Hensley, and Rodney Mullen. [7] Sheffey appeared in the critically acclaimed 1992 Questionable – produced by Plan B Skateboards. [9] [10] [11] After Plan B, Sheffey skated for Girl Distribution Company. [2] After Girl, Sheffey skated for Blind Skateboards. [2]
In July 1994, Sheffey graced the cover of Transworld Skateboarding performing a kickflip at Fort Miley Military Reservation. [12] In the cover photograph, Sheffey's hand drawn griptape art is visible. [12]
When the Plan B company was revived in the 2010s, Sheffey rejoined the team. [13]
Skate video Parts & Appearances | Year |
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Reason for Living – Santa Cruz skateboards | 1990 |
A Soldier's Story - Life Skateboards [8] | 1991 |
Questionable – Plan B [11] | 1992 |
Mouse – Girl Skateboards [11] | 1996 |