Phil Esbenshade, also known as Phil E., was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a well known professional skateboarder from the second skateboard heyday of the late 1980s. Five pro model skateboard decks bearing his name and 'E' initial were made by Skull Skates. Also on the Skull Skates team at the time were Duane Peters, Josh Marlowe, Dave Hackett, and Steve Olson. He retired from the sport in the 1990s and later became a Prosecutor [1] and College Professor. [2]
Phil E. appeared in Transworld Skateboarding magazine, Thrasher Magazine, Freestylin', Homeboy Magazine, Warp Magazine, Skateboard!(UK), Poweredge Magazine, and Concrete Wave Magazine numerous times between 1987-1992. Phil's sponsors included Skull Skates,[4] Gullwing Trucks, Santa Cruz Speed Wheels (OJ Wheels), Venture Trucks, Smallroom, Zorlac Skateboards, and G&S Skateboards. He was also featured in the skate videos "Skateboarding Inside Out", G&S Team Video, and Quiksilver's "Mondo Xtreme Experiment."
Photos of Phil Esbenshade appear in the photography book, "Rat a Tat Tat Birds" by Jeff Winterberg and Skateboarding Historian and author Jocko Weyland wrote about him in the book, "The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World."[5]
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^"Adjunct Faculty Profile". cos.edu. November 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
^"Custom Floor". sandiegoreader.com. June 16, 2014. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
^"Phil E. Interview on Skullskates.com". skullskates.com. April 15, 2003. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
^"Grove Atlantic Publishing: The Answer is Never". Grove Atlantic Publishing. March 15, 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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The Phil E. Pro Model skateboard was reissued on May 1, 2018 by Skull Skates:
Skull Skates Phil E.'s sponsor
January 01, 1970
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