After seeing his cousins do tricks with their skateboards and after a year of learning how to skate himself, a young boy rolled into the world of skateboarders and sponsors.
JJ Hamilton, now 24, undecided major, started skating outside of a skate shop called SNT Boardsports, when the owners of the shop saw his ability for skating and sponsored him.
Hamilton now has several sponsors that include South Bay Skates, Chip Brand, Low Lyfe Skate Socks, Flypaper Grip, Heavy-XXL Hardware and Phat Beanies. His sponsors mainly give him skate gear that he can use.
“It’s cool being sponsored because I get to do videos on YouTube and I (get to) compete,” Hamilton said. “I also like that younger kids look up to me when they see me skate.”
