Jay adams how did he die
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R.I.P. (February 3, 1961 – August 15, 2014)
Jay Adams has been called “the original seed” of skateboarding. As an original Z-Boy, he is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. The 1975 Del Mar Nationals were a big turning point in skateboarding history, when the world got its first taste of the Zephyr crew. Jay was the first of the Z-Boys to compete that day and his run epitomized their low, aggressive, fluid style. But what’s more important is that his innovative, on-the spot improvisation brought a raw energy to the sport that came across as natural ability and passion.
On that fateful day, Jay Adams and the Zephyr team elevated skateboarding from a hobby to a lifestyle and, inevitably, to a professional career. Jay, along with his Dog Town brethren, took skateboarding to the vertical walls of empty swimming pools like no one else before them, truly changing the sport in the most significant way in its history. It was a wild, totally insane, radical, no-holds-barred leap forward, epitomized by Jay’s bad ass attitude and style, that made him one of,
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Jay Adams
Jay Adams 2011.jpg
Adams in 2011
Born Jay J. Adams
February 3, 1961
Venice, Los Angeles, California
Died August 15, 2014 (aged 53)
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Nationality American
Occupation Professional skateboarder
Known for Member of the Z-Boys skateboarding team
Jay J. Adams (February 3, 1961 – August 15, 2014) was an American skateboarder who as a teen, was the youngest member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team (Z-Boys). His spontaneous freestyle skateboarding style, inspired by ocean surfing, helped innovate and popularize modern skateboarding. His aggressive vertical tricks make him one of skateboarding's most influential stylists. Adams died of a heart attack on August 15, 2014.[1][2]
Early lifeEdit
Jay Adams was born in a part of Venice, California. He grew up with his mother and his stepfather, Kent Sherwood. He began skating and surfing at the age of four.[3] Sherwood worked at Dave Sweet's Surf Shop under Pacific Ocean Park, where Adams was introduced to skateboarding.[2][4] Adams' skateboarding was greatly influen
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The Jay Adams book
Personal life
Adams' first wife was Alisha Adams, with whom he had a daughter, Venice. He also has a son, Seven, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Baglioni.[13][16]
Adams married Tracy Adams in 2011.[17] They most recently resided in San Clemente, California, where Adams was an active member at a local church.[8][18][19]
As of 2005, Adams was drug-free and spoke to children at local schools about his past struggles.[8]
References
- ^"Jay Adams Dead -- Legendary Skater Dies of Heart Attack". TMZ. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ abcd"Jay Adams, Who Revolutionized Skateboarding, Dies at 53". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^"Jay Adams – Interview". Juice (skateboarding magazine). Retrieved February 1, 2000.Check date values in: (help)
- ^"Jay Adams – Interview". Strange Reaction. EZ Ryder Originalz. August 27, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ abcdDogtown And Z-Boys. By Stacy Peralta and Craig Stecyk. Dir. Stacy Peralta. Perf. Sean Penn, Jay Adams, Tony Alva. Columbia Trist
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