Rider · Venice, Los Angeles, California
Jay Adams
Jay Adams was a skater from Venice, Los Angeles, who joined the Zephyr (Z-Boys) team in 1974 aged 13 as its youngest member. His low, surf-inspired and aggressive style made him one of the most influential figures of 1970s skateboarding, and he was often called 'the original seed'. He featured in the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001), was portrayed in Lords of Dogtown (2005) and was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2012. He died in Mexico in August 2014, aged 53.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, surfertoday.com
- Decks in the archive
- 13
- Years
- 1985–2004
- Brands
- 6
Sponsors over the years
From Jay Adams's decks in the archive: first pro deck X-Caliber “Adams”, c. 1985.
X-Caliber1985
1 deck: Adams
Bronze Age1988
1 deck: Adams
Unknown1989
2 decks: Adams, Adams
Z-Products2000–2001
2 decks: Adams, Z-Flex
Deathbox2002
1 deck: Adams
Dogtown2003–2004
6 decks: Adams, Jay Adams 7.75, Jay Adams 9.0, Adams…
