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Born in Santa Monica, California in 1957, Tony Alva developed a passion at a young age for surfing, skateboarding and rock ’n’ roll. In 1972, along with Jay Adams and Stacy Peralta, he joined the legendary Z-Boys skateboard team. Alva later went on to win the Men’s World Overall Championships in 1977.
One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based "sport" into the freewheeling art form that it is today was To...
Sep 19, 2023 · Last week, Lookout caught up with one of skateboarding’s all-time greats, onetime “Z-Boy” Tony Alva, to talk about the role that Santa Cruz Skateboards and NHS Inc., its parent company, played in his legendary career. Alva, 66, is credited with bringing surfing styles to skateboarding when he began skating professionally in the 1970s.
Sep 20, 2020 · Sunday September 20, 2020. The Inertia. Distributor of Ideas. Staff. It’s hard to overstate Tony Alva’s influence on skate and surfing culture. He’s often thought of as the godfather of...
Tony Alva: A Quick Bio. A brief recap of his life till now. ALEX RIVERA | 6 months ago. Tony Alva is one of the most influential figures in skateboarding history. He started skating when he was 12 years old, and soon joined the legendary Zephyr skateboarding team, also known as the Z-boys.
Sep 20, 2023 · Born on September 2, 1957, Alva is considered one of the founding fathers of vertical skateboarding, and he is credited with being one of the first skateboarders to successfully skate empty swimming pools, which helped in the evolution of modern skate park designs. Image of tony alva.
The Tony Alva Story. From Jeff Grosso comes The Tony Alva Story, a 2019 documentary about the legendary skateboarder: One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based “sport” into the freewheeling art form that it is today was Tony Alva.
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