![]() The series of magazine articles chronicled the adventures of the Z-Boys, who rode empty swimming pools in Southern California over a two-year period, laying the foundation for vertical skateboarding. Much of Adams' and the rest of the Zephyr team's fame is due to photo-journalist and writer Craig Stecyk's "Dogtown Chronicles" in the 1975 relaunch of Skateboarder Magazine. ![]() Adams' ability to turn near-disasters into never-before-seen feats of style and agility was termed "an athletic stream-of-consciousness" by the 2001 documentary about the team, Dogtown and Z-Boys. His explosive energy and low, bold, surf-like moves characterized the style of the Z-Boys and contrasted with the traditional style of the era, which was still based around gymnastic-style tricks formulated in the 1960s. Adams was the first member to enter the competition, held in Del Mar, California, taking second place in the Junior Men's Freestyle. The Z-Boys became a skate team when they heard about the Bahne-Cadillac Del Mar Nationals in 1975. Fellow Z-Boy Tony Alva said of Adams, "Some kids are born and raised on graham crackers and milk he was born and raised on surfing and skateboarding." Career In 1974 at age 13, Adams became the youngest member to join the Santa Monica-based Zephyr surf team representing Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions. Adams' skateboarding was greatly influenced by Larry Bertlemann, a professional surfer known for dragging his hands along the waves as he rode them. ![]() Sherwood worked at Dave Sweet's Surf Shop under Pacific Ocean Park, where Adams was introduced to skateboarding. He began skating and surfing at the age of four. He was the only child of Robert Adams and Mexican-American mother Philaine Romero, and grew up with his mother and his stepfather, Kent Sherwood. Jay Adams was born in Venice, California. Adams died of a heart attack on August 15, 2014. ![]() His aggressive vertical tricks make him one of skateboarding's most influential stylists. His spontaneous freestyle skateboarding style, inspired by ocean surfing, helped innovate and popularize modern skateboarding. ![]() Adams (Febru– August 15, 2014) was an American skateboarder who, as a teen, was the youngest member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team ( Z-Boys). ![]()
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