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Steve Caballero (born November 8, 1964, San Jose, California) is a professional skateboarder and musician. Caballero is known for the difficult tricks and air variations he invented for vertical skating and for setting the long-standing record for the highest air achieved on a halfpipe.〔 In 1999, ''Thrasher Magazine'' named Caballero the "Skater of the Century". ==Career== Caballero was born with scoliosis, a condition which causes a curvature of the spine, although he has stated that the condition "really hasn't affected me too much." Caballero began skating in 1976 at the age of 12 and started his career at age 14. His first sponsor was Campbell Skate Park. In 1979, Caballero entered a national skate contest in Escondido. After finishing fifth place, he was approached by Stacy Peralta who offered him sponsorship with Powell Peralta. He turned pro in 1980 during the Gold Cup series at the Oasis Skatepark, Southern California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.proskaterbase.com/skaters/steve_caballero_bio.html )〕 By this time, Caballero had invented the 'Caballerial' (also known as 'Full Cab'), a skateboarding trick also known as the fakie 360 ollie. Caballero is also credited with inventing the frontside boardslide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vans.com/team/skate/steve-caballero.html )〕 In 1987, Caballero won both street and vert titles at the World Championships in Munster, Germany. The same year he set the one-time world record for highest air achieved on a half pipe, which was 11 feet. Caballero's record was beaten by Danny Way in 1997. In 1999 he set another record for the longest board slide on a 44 step handrail. Caballero is a member of the Bones Brigade, and has appeared in many of their videos, including ''The Search For Animal Chin''. His current sponsors include Powell Peralta, Bones Bearings, Independent Truck Company, Autobahn Wheels, Vans Skate Shoes, Skull Candy headphones, Ohana Boardshop and Protec Helmets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://skate.vans.com/team/caballero/ )〕 His past sponsors included Tracker Trucks, Standard Trucks, Bones Wheels, and Red Dragon Apparel. During the first half of the 1980s Caballero was arguably the best professional skater and featured on the cover of ''Thrasher Magazine'' several times. He also features as a character in four of the Tony Hawk video games, from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 to Tony Hawk's Underground, also Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, and as a downloadable skater in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Caballero featured in Stacy Peralta's 2012 documentary film, ''Bones Brigade: An Autobiography'', which chronicles the life stories of members of the Bones Brigade skate team such as Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain and Tommy Guerrero. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Caballero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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