Tim Brauch - Wikipedia Contents Tim Brauch Timothy Tim Michael Brauch April 26 1974 May 9 1999 was an American professional skateboarder who grew up in San Jose California. Brauch came up in skateboarding during the late 1980s and early 1990s a period of skateboarding when professionalism meant small paychecks and little fame outside skateboarding but much travel and many experiences and good times with friends and likeminded skaters. Professional career At age 15 Tim got sponsored by Sessions followed by sponsorship by Vans Independent and New Deal which led to his first video part in the New Deal video Useless Wooden Toys. 1 Not long thereafter Tim made the switch to Santa Monica Airlines out of the local NHS stable and his first pro model was on SMA in 1992.