Phil Esbenshade

Phil Esbenshade, also known as Phil E., was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a well known professional skateboarder in the second skateboard heyday of the late 1980s. His oddball antics and his unusual appearance garnered him magazine and video coverage worldwide. Several skateboards bearing the E logo on them were made in his honor. He retired from the sport in the 1990s and later became a Prosecutor in Northern California.

Phil also played bass guitar and sang in the underground indie rock band Custom Floor with Miki Vuckovich, Garry Davis, and then later, Atom Willard (currently the drummer for The Offspring and Angels & Airwaves). Custom Floor released one 7" while Phil was in the band, on Goldenrod Records. Garry Davis later become the sole constant member of Custom Floor , and he continues to release records today.

Phil is an alumnus of the University of La Verne and United States International University (now Alliant International University).

Trivia

*"2007": Currently a Deputy District Attorney
*His son's middle name is Ollie.
*Ex Skull Skates Teammate of legendary punk skater Duane Peters.
*Photos of Phil E. appear in the photography book, "Rat a Tat Tat Birds" by Jeff Winterberg.
*There is chapter about him in "A Skateboarder's History of the World" book by Author Jocko Weyland.

External links

* [http://www.skullskates.com Skull Skates] "Phil E.'s sponsor"