Editing Steve Caballero (section)

==Career==
[[File:6method.jpg|thumb|left|Caballero skating, c.&nbsp;1987]]
Caballero was born with [[scoliosis]], a condition which causes a curvature of the [[Vertebral column|spine]], although he has stated that the condition "really hasn't affected me too much."<ref name=scoliosis>{{cite web|title=Skate Anatomy: Steve Caballero|work=Skateboarder Magazine |url=http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/sacab/|access-date=November 30, 2012|year=2006}}</ref>

He began skating in 1976 at the age of 12 and started his career at age 14.<ref name=sydney>{{cite news|title=X marks the spot for pipe dreamers and high rollers|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=December 7, 2001|author=Vanessa Wilson|pages=39}}</ref><ref name=juice06>{{cite journal|last=Mountain|first=Lance|title=Steve Caballero|journal=Juice Magazine|year=2006|issue=60|url=http://juicemagazine.com/home/steve-caballero/}}</ref><ref name=champs>{{cite book|last=Peterson Kaelberer|first=Angie|title=Skateboarding Greats: Champs of the Ramps|year=2005|publisher=Capstone|isbn=0736833137|pages=16}}</ref> His first sponsor was Campbell Skate Park. 
In 1979, Caballero entered a national skate contest in [[Escondido, California|Escondido]]. After finishing fifth place, he was approached by [[Stacy Peralta]] who offered him sponsorship with [[Powell Peralta]].<ref name=juice>{{cite journal|last=Levy|first=Dan|title=BONES BRIGADE CHRONICLES: STEVE CABALLERO|journal=Juice Magazine|year=2012|issue=70|pages=40–41|url=http://juicemagazine.com/home/steve-caballero-2/}}</ref>  He turned pro in 1980 during the Gold Cup series at the Oasis Skatepark, Southern California.<ref name=psb>{{cite web|title=Steve Caballero Biography|url=http://www.proskaterbase.com/skaters/steve_caballero_bio.html|publisher=ProSkaterBase.com|access-date=November 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409052826/http://www.proskaterbase.com/skaters/steve_caballero_bio.html|archive-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> By this time, Caballero had invented the '[[Caballerial]]' (also known as 'Cab'), a skateboarding trick also known as the fakie 360 aerial.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marcus|first=Ben|title=The skateboard : the good, the rad, and the gnarly : an illustrated history|year=2010|publisher=MVP Books|location=Minneapolis, MN|isbn=9780760338056|pages=216}}</ref> Caballero is also credited with inventing the [[frontside]] [[Slide (skateboarding)|boardslide]].<ref name=vansinterview>{{cite web|title=Steve Caballero|url=http://www.vans.com/team/skate/steve-caballero.html|publisher=Vans|access-date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>

In 1987, Caballero won both street and vert titles at the World Championships in [[Münster]], Germany. The same year, on September 7, 1987, he set the world record for highest air achieved on a [[half-pipe]] by successfully executing an eleven-foot backside [[Aerial (skateboarding)|air]] at the Raging Waters Ramp in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1987 |title=World Record Department |url=https://archive.org/details/bones-brigade-1-santa-barbara-ca/page/n6/mode/1up |journal=Bones Brigade Intelligence Report |quote=He set the new record of 11 feet at the Highest Air Contest at San Jose's Raging Waters ramp, September 7, 1987. |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Caballero's record was later beaten by [[Danny Way]] in 1997. In 1999, Caballero set another record for the longest board slide on a 44 step handrail.<ref name=ign>{{cite web|title=Tony Hawk 2 Exclusive: The Skaters|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/02/tony-hawk-2-exclusive-the-skaters|website=IGN|access-date=November 30, 2012|date=August 1, 2000}}</ref>

Caballero is a member of the [[Bones Brigade]], and has appeared in many of their videos, including ''[[The Search for Animal Chin]]''. His current sponsors include [[Powell Peralta]], [[Bones Bearings]], [[Independent Truck Company]], Bones Wheels, [[Vans]] Skate Shoes, 187 killer pads, Merge4 socks,  and Protec Helmets.<ref name=vans>{{cite web|title=Steve Caballero|url=http://skate.vans.com/team/caballero/|publisher=Vans|access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> His past sponsors included Tracker Trucks, Standard Trucks, and Red Dragon Apparel.

During the first half of the 1980s, Caballero was arguably the best professional skater and featured on the cover of ''Thrasher Magazine'' several times. He also features as a character in five of the [[Tony Hawk's (series)|''Tony Hawk'' video games]], from ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]'' to ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground]]'', and as a downloadable skater in ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD]]''. Caballero's most recent video game appearance was in ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2]]'', a remake of the first two games in the ''Tony Hawk'' series.

Caballero featured in Stacy Peralta's 2012 documentary film, ''Bones Brigade: An Autobiography'', which chronicles the life stories of members of the [[Bones Brigade]] skate team such as [[Tony Hawk]], [[Rodney Mullen]], [[Mike McGill]], [[Lance Mountain]] and [[Tommy Guerrero]].<ref name=wolfe>{{cite journal|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|title=Stacy Peralta's Bones Brigade|journal=Digital Video|date=April 2012|volume=20|issue=4|pages=42–44}}</ref>