Steve Caballero Skateboard Setup (2026)

Steve Caballero is an American professional skateboarder from San Jose, California, born November 8, 1964, of Japanese and Mexican descent. He was born with scoliosis and began skating at 12. Stacy Peralta spotted him at a contest in Escondido in 1979 and offered him a Powell Peralta sponsorship; he turned pro in 1980, was named Rookie of the Year, and became a core Bones Brigade member. He invented the Caballerial, a fakie backside 360 ollie, in 1981. In 1989 he became the first professional skateboarder in history to receive a signature shoe, with Vans. He later designed the Vans Half Cab, created after he observed skaters cutting down his full high-top model, which became one of the most enduring shoes in skateboarding history. Thrasher named him Skater of the Century in 1999. He was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2010.