I’ve 
known Victor for a number of years, and trust me when I say that his skate stoke is infectious. “I was 7 years old when I borrowed this kid’s skateboard that lived in my neighborhood,”he says. “The next day I went and took apart my sister’s roller skates, grabbed a 2 x 4 and made my own skateboard on the sidewalk in front of my house. I’ve been skateboarding ever since. I’m now 68 years old.” When you do the math, you realize that Victor has more than six complete decades of rolling under his belt. This is quite a feat.
Of all the people profiled, only Victor actually has a full-time job working at a skateboard company. That’s right, if you head down to San Diego and the HQ of Sector 9, you will find him working in the wood shop! Victor says he is thankful to everyone at Sector 9 for letting him work there. But Victor doesn’t just make skateboards for the company; he’s also been featured in more than a few of its videos. The raw run from Guajataca 2014 in Puerto Rico is particularly inspiring.
Upon checking our CW archives, I noticed that we did a rider profile Victor in 2010. It received a great deal of positive response. In fact, one of the photos in the profile (taken by Jeff Budro) went viral and is still floating around the Internet to this day!
When I asked Victor about how he deals with accidents, he was pretty blunt. “If you’re afraid of falling, then you shouldn’t be skateboarding. Falling is a part of skateboarding. Either you enjoy it or you quit. I do heal pretty fast for a guy who is almost 70 years old.”
Victor feels that you’re never too old to skateboard and says that it definitely keeps him young. “Longboarding and shortboarding are all the same to me,” he says. “They are both useless wooden toys with wheels on them. Skateboarding in general relaxes my mind and is a great deal of fun!”
Asked for any final comments about skateboarding, Victor wanted to stress the importance of having fun. “Skateboarding is a big family. You must have respect for everyone in our community as well as humanity.” With an attitude like that, not to mention the medical advancements taking place every day, there’s no telling just how long Victor will be rolling.
Thankyou to Michael Brooke and Concrete Wave Magazine. . Featured Victor Earhart Gallery – shots by Rick Tetz.
