Henry Sanchez

Henry Sanchez, also known as The Terminator, is a goofy-footed former professional skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay, California.[1] Sanchez gained widespread recognition for his part in Blind Skateboards' "Tim and Henry's Pack of Lies" (1992) with Tim Gavin, Rudy Johnson, Brian Lotti, and Guy Mariano.[2] He appeared on the cover of Thrasher (magazine) in July 1993.[3]

Skateboarding career

Henry's career spanned two decades in which he starred in Blind's "Pack of Lies" and a decade later in Transworld's "Sight Unseen".[4] Henry Sanchez along with Mike Carroll and many others served as an impactful pivotal point in skateboarding progression at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza.[4] Sanchez and the EMB crew led the way during this highly innovative time in San Francisco skateboarding. Henry was the first person to flip out of a ledge trick. After retiring from skating Sanchez briefly started and ran a clothing company called Magik.[5] Today he works on hotrods and sheet metal fabrication.[2]

Select videography

  • Tim and Henry's Pack of Lies" (1992)
  • FTC's Finally (1993)
  • Plan B's Virtual Reality (1993)
  • 20 Shot Sequence (1995)
  • 411 Video Magazine #26 FIT Section (1996)
  • FIT Credo (1996)
  • ICS Video (1999)
  • Sight Unseen (2001)
  • Chomp on This (2002)
  • Got Gold? (2002)
  • La Luz (2002)

References

  1. "Back In The Day: Henry Sanchez". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Check In: Henry Sanchez". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. "Thrasher Magazine - Displaying items by tag: Junk Drawer".
  4. "Henry Sanchez". www.bobshirt.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  5. "HENRY SANCHEZ | 2006 – 48 BLOCKS MEDIA". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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