Jereme Rogers
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Jereme "Sherm" Rogers (born January 13, 1985) is a professional skateboarder, originally from Blackstone Valley, Ma.
Biography
Rogers was born and raised in Boston. He did most of his skating at a local skatepark called Eight Ball Skatepark in Bellingham, Massachusetts sponsored by Concrete Wave Skate Shop. Rogers dropped out of school at the age of 15, moving to Los Angeles to pursue his skating career. In 2003, Jereme had a part in Girl Skateboard's Yeah Right!. In 2005, he had a part in DVS Shoe Company's Skate More. He was named Transworld's 2005 Rookie of the Year.[1]
Despite a large number of tattoos and predilection for flashy jewelry, Rogers is a Christian.[2] One of his tattoos on his neck reads In God I Trust. He is a vegetarian.[3] He was in Rob and Big season two "Tampa", as well as Bad Girls Club season four as Natalie's "friend". He is also featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Rogers retired from professional skateboarding in June 2009, saying that he wanted to focus on a musical career. On May 4, 2010, Rogers announced that he would return to skateboarding and will do his music career at the same time.[4]
References
- ^ Athlete Bio - Jereme Rogers, Lat34.com, http://www.lat34.com/skate/jereme_rogers, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ Cave, Steve (2007-08-01), Jereme Rogers - Interview with professional skateboarder Jereme Rogers, About.com, http://skateboard.about.com/od/proskaterinterviews/a/ProInterJRogers.htm, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are…// Out There // peta2
- ^ Lewis, Jennifer (2009-06-20), Pro Skateboarder Jereme Rogers announced that he is retiring, Examiner.com, http://www.examiner.com/x-1819-LA-Celebrity-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Pro-Skateboarder-Jereme-Rogers-announced-that-he-is-retiring, retrieved 2009-06-20
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