Corey Duffel

Corey Duffel
Born April 11, 1984
Sacramento, California USA
Occupation Professional skateboarder

Corey Duffel is a professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California. He was born on April 11, 1984 as William Corey Duffel to parents, Steve and Sharon Duffel. He is known for his fast-paced skateboarding style, performing tricks on big gaps, rails, stairs, big wallrides, and many 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 shop sponsor, Metro, in his hometown.

Duffel has been skateboarding since age ten, and turned pro at age eighteen.

Duffel's sponsors include Foundation Skateboards, Osiris Shoes, Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Pig Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, CCS magazine, Skullcandy headphones, and Swiss Bearings.

Duffel is also working with mentor Michael Davis' Music Is Revolution Foundation, raising money to support music education in public schools. Davis and Duffel have also collaborated on some fashion and skate items for Foundation. He has a tattoo of a spider on his back, which has also appeared on one of his skateboard graphics. He also has tattoos of his dogs’ names on his arm in a heart with a dagger, and his 7th Seal deck on his rib, which features the Grim Reaper playing chess. In an interview in Transworld Magazine, Corey describes it as a battle between him and the reaper. In the tattoo however, his king has been knocked over. He also has a 45 record logo tattoo on his chest. Corey Duffel has had two pro model Shoes with Osiris Footwear which are The Duffel and The Corpse.[1]

Video appearances

References

  1. ↑ Osiris shoes website listing for The Duffel Collection
  2. ↑ Foundation Skateboards, Cataclysmic Abyss Credits, November 2009

External links