{{about||the United States Navy admiral|Henry G. Sanchez}} '''Henry Sanchez,''' also known as Henpunt,<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Sanchez on The Nine Club with Chris Roberts - Episode 236 |url=https://thenineclub.com/blogs/episodes/henry-sanchez |website=The Nine Club|date=2022-07-18}}</ref> is a goofy-footed former professional skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/back-in-the-day-henry-sanchez/|title=Back In The Day: Henry Sanchez|date=2007-05-02|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> Sanchez gained widespread recognition for his part in Blind Skateboards' "Tim and Henry's Pack of Lies" (1992) with Tim Gavin, Rudy Johnson, Brian Lotti, and Guy Mariano.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/check-in-henry-sanchez/|title=Check In: Henry Sanchez|date=2012-01-06|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> He appeared on the cover of Thrasher (magazine) in July 1993.From his sponsorship by Spitfire and Thunder, which came about in a humorous and unexpected way, to his appearance on the cover of Thrasher magazine. Henry's influence and skill were impossible to ignore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Vanessa |date= |title=HENRY SANCHEZ: A PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARDER |url=https://skateinsights.com/henry-sanchez-a-professional-skateboarder/ |access-date= |website=Skate Insights}}</ref>
==Skateboarding career== Henry's career spanned two decades in which he starred in Blind's "Pack of Lies" and a decade later in Transworld's "Sight Unseen".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bobshirt.com/PAGES/INThenry.html|title=Henry Sanchez|website=www.bobshirt.com|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> Henry Sanchez along with Mike Carroll and many others served as an impactful pivotal point in skateboarding progression at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza.<ref name=":1" /> Sanchez and the EMB crew led the way during this highly innovative time in San Francisco skateboarding. Henry was the first person to flip out of a ledge trick. After retiring from skating Sanchez briefly started and ran a clothing company called Magik.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bklyn.48blocks.com/henry-sanchez-2006/|title=HENRY SANCHEZ {{!}} 2006 – 48 BLOCKS MEDIA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22|archive-date=2019-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922112552/http://bklyn.48blocks.com/henry-sanchez-2006/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today he works on hotrods and sheet metal fabrication.<ref name=":0" />
==Select videography== * Tim and Henry's Pack of Lies" (1992) * FTC's Finally (1993) * Plan B's Virtual Reality (1993) * 20 Shot Sequence (1995) * 411 Video Magazine #26 FIT Section (1996) * FIT Credo (1996) * ICS Video (1999) * Sight Unseen (2001) *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6MlCiKVWZQ Chomp on This (2002)] * Got Gold? (2002) * La Luz (2002)
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==External links== * [http://www.bobshirt.com/PAGES/INThenry.html Henry Sanchez | Bobshirt] *[http://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2009/10/chrome-ball-incident-360-henry-and.html chrome ball incident #360: henry and the purple crayon]
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