Kerry Getz
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Kerry 'Hockey Temper' Getz (born June 10, 1975) is an American professional skateboarder
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Getz was born in Lehighton, Pennsylvania
. He medaled in the 2000 and 2001 X Games
and received a gold medal in the first street skateboarding X-Games event.
Getz also placed 1st in the Tampa Pro 2000 and the VANs Triple Crown Finals. Getz owns a skateboard shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, called Nocturnal Skateshop. He has been skateboarding since the age of nine. He is also one of the few skateboarders to do a kickflip and a frontside 540 over the Love Park Fountain Gap. Kerry is known for his anger issues towards his skateboarding, earning him the nickname "Hockey Temper." He is also long-time friend of the CKY Crew
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Kerry's sponsors include: Habitat Skateboards, DVS Footwear, Nocturnal Skateshop, Royal Trucks and Mob Griptape.
Kerry has been in various skateboarding films such as, DVS's "Skate More", Habitat's "Mosaic" and "Inhabitants", Alien Workshop's "Photosynthesis", and Toy Machines "Jump off a building"
He is also in a short ten minute video called " Day In The Life of Kerry Getz "which is featured on YouTube showing his average day and his hot temper.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
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Getz was born in Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Lehighton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, north by west of Philadelphia. In the past, it developed early industries because of water power from the Lehigh River. With the location of a repair facility here and its regional operations, the Lehigh Valley Railroad became for years a...
. He medaled in the 2000 and 2001 X Games
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
and received a gold medal in the first street skateboarding X-Games event.
Getz also placed 1st in the Tampa Pro 2000 and the VANs Triple Crown Finals. Getz owns a skateboard shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, called Nocturnal Skateshop. He has been skateboarding since the age of nine. He is also one of the few skateboarders to do a kickflip and a frontside 540 over the Love Park Fountain Gap. Kerry is known for his anger issues towards his skateboarding, earning him the nickname "Hockey Temper." He is also long-time friend of the CKY Crew
CKY Crew
The Camp Kill Yourself Crew are a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania...
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Kerry's sponsors include: Habitat Skateboards, DVS Footwear, Nocturnal Skateshop, Royal Trucks and Mob Griptape.
Kerry has been in various skateboarding films such as, DVS's "Skate More", Habitat's "Mosaic" and "Inhabitants", Alien Workshop's "Photosynthesis", and Toy Machines "Jump off a building"
He is also in a short ten minute video called " Day In The Life of Kerry Getz "which is featured on YouTube showing his average day and his hot temper.