(CNN) — Former Z-Boys skater Jay Adams died Thursday after a heart attack while vacationing in Mexico with his wife. He was 53. Adams was enjoying an "endless summer surf vacation," and was set to return to the United States in a couple of days, said LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Adams, who helped transform … Read more
Via Stacy Peralta, and via Boing Boing pal and skating/hiphop/punk photographer Glen E. Friedman, comes sad news today. American skateboarder Jay Adams, one of the original members of the Zephyr (later nicknamed (CNN) — Former Z-Boys skater Jay Adams died Thursday after a heart attack while vacationing in Mexico with his wife. He was 53. … Read more
Jay Adams, who died of an apparent heart attack on Thursday, Aug. 14, was loved by many, including actor Emile Hirsch, who portrayed the original Z-Boys member in Lords Of Dogtown, and pro skater Tony Hawk. These stars and many more are celebrating How sad. The legendary skater, who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in … Read more
Jay Adams, a skateboarding pioneer and one of the original members of the Zephyr skate team, died in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, early Friday morning. He was 53. Adams' manager, Susan Ferris, says the Skateboarding Hall of Famer died of a heart attack. Jay Adams — a legendary skater who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in … Read more