Jay Adams, skateboarding 'revolutionary,' is dead at 53

Legendary skateboarder Jay Adams, who helped reinvent skateboarding as we know it, died last week. According to a longtime friend, Allen Sarlo, Adams is believed to have died of a heart attack while on a surfing vacation in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

Influential Southern California skateboarder Jay Adams has died, his manager Susan Ferris tells KPCC. Adams, known as "The Original Seed" of skateboarding, was 53. "I received a text very early this morning from Alan Sarlo who is in Mexico on a surf

Jay Adams — a legendary skater who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in "Lords of Dogtown" — has died of a heart attack TMZ has learnedSources connected…

Jay Adams, a member of the renowned Z-Boys team, which transformed skateboarding from a childish pastime into a raw and dangerous activity that is as much a lifestyle as it is a sport, died on Friday in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. He was 53. Allen Sarlo

Legendary skater Jay Adams has died at the age of 53 years old, TMZ reports.