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Sean Greene

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Sean Greene
Greene waits on Mission Street to skate at the 24th St Mission BART station
SF – June 2019
Personal information
Birth nameSean Clarke Greene
Born (1987-07-16) July 16, 1987 (age 37)
Irving, Texas
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSkateboarding

Sean Greene (born July 16, 1987) is a regular-footed American professional skateboarder.[1][2]

Early life

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Greene was born and raised in Irving, Texas.[3] After watching Evel Knievel videos as a child, Greene aspired to be a stuntman.[3]

Skateboarding career

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Greene moved to San Francisco after being encouraged by his friend Ceno.[3] Greene is known for his gutsy approach to the steep streets of San Francisco.[4] As a rider for GX1000, Greene and his cohorts are recognized for their fearless and often creative approach to riding down San Francisco's steepest hills.[5] In 2017, Greene ollied into and rode down one of the steepest parts of Kearny Street.[3]

  • 2016: The GX1000 VideoGX1000[6]
  • 2017: Deep Fried "Over Easy" – Cody Thompson[7]
  • 2017: Adrenaline Junkie – GX1000[8]
  • 2018: Roll Up – GX1000[9]
  • 2018: El Camino – GX1000[10]

Sponsors

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GX1000, Spitfire, Converse, Supreme, Independent Truck Company, Bronson Speed Co., Mob Grip, Hombre Hardware[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet GX1000, the Fastest, Most Fearless Crew in Skateboarding". GQ. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. ^ BroBible (April 7, 2017). "Skater With A Death Wish Goes Bombing Down San Francisco's Hills, Somehow Doesn't Die". BroBible. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Follow Up: GX Adrenaline Junkies". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Sunday, Zeon Santos •; May 21; AM, 2017 at 10:00 (May 21, 2017). "Skateboarder Sean Greene Bombs Down The Steep Streets Of San Francisco". Neatorama. Retrieved July 17, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Thrasher Magazine: GX1000 – Best Of Sean Greene's Hill Bombs". PIXELS – Skate videos, news, nonsense. April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Buy The GX1000 Video, retrieved July 17, 2019
  7. ^ "Deep Fried Over Easy" Video, retrieved July 17, 2019
  8. ^ GX1000: Adrenaline Junkie, retrieved July 17, 2019
  9. ^ "GX1000 – Roll Up skate video soundtrack – Video by Ryan Garshell | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  10. ^ GX1000: El Camino, retrieved July 17, 2019