Skip Engblom

{{Short description|American entrepreneur}}

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Skip Engblom (born January 4, 1948) is an American entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of the Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions Surf Shop in Santa Monica, California.{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2009-04-23/la-vida/la-people-2009-surf-legend-skip-engblom-the-great-leveler/ |title=LA People 2009: Surf Legend Skip Engblom — the Great Leveler - Page 1 - LA Life - Los Angeles - LA Weekly |format= |access-date=August 15, 2011}}{{Cite web|date=2010-03-25|title=Skip Engblom: Venice Surf and Skate Legend|url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/departures/skip-engblom-surf-and-skate-legend-and-entrepreneur|access-date=2021-04-26|website=KCET|language=en}} He also helped to create the Zephyr Surf Team and the Zephyr Competition Team, a.k.a. Z-Boys. Engblom was never a remarkable skateboarder himself but was a big influence to the Zephyr team.

Engblom sponsored the Z-Boys including Jay Adams, Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta. Engblom and the Z-Boys frequented a locals only surf spot named "The Cove", which was located at Pacific Ocean Park, in Santa Monica, California, which later burned to the ground. Engblom also played a cameo part in 2005's Lords of Dogtown as a race starter. In the same film, character Skip Engblom was played by Heath Ledger.

In 2023, Engblom was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/category/shof-2023/|title=SHoF 2023|website=Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum}}