There are many people who are responsible for the start of skateboarding. Not only the start but also how they have revolutionized and changed it. The ealiest know people to popularize skating are surfers along the Cali coast. They invented and started the whole phenominon.
In the 60's the skateboarding style was know as "freestyle." The men responsible for this kind are pros like Torger Johnson and Woody Woodward. Then toward the 70's the style changed as did the popularity level. The Zephyr skate team sky rocketed skateboarding across the nation. This famous team include the Godfathers, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Stacy Peralta. This type of skateboarding also eventually changed when it hit the 80's. This was the time period when vert was introduced. Vert includes halfpipes, quarterpipes, and any sort of big ramps. The man to make this popular is non other than Tony Hawk. He is known as the best skater to ever live. He has his own video games and is now a retired skater.
Rodney Mullen soon after revolutionized skating yet again. When he intoduced the flip trick skateboarding blew up. This kind of skating is know as street. Mullen has won 13 golds in his last 14 competitions and is a master of fliptricks. He invented the kickflip, heelflip, and all the variations that go with it. There are many famous skaters nowadays. Some include Rob Dyrdek, Bam Margera, P.J. Ladd
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