Stevenson Larry

American inventor of the kicktail, the bent-upwards end of a skateboard, which made most of todays skateboarding tricks possible and essentially revolutionized the sport. He is credited with being the man who made the first high-quality skateboard. He patented the double kicktail in 1969, had the first skate team in 1963, and held the first skateboard contest in 1963. Stevenson also published Surfguide magazine during the 1960s, and Poweredge skateboarding magazine during the 1980s and 1990s. Stevenson died at age 81 on 25 March 2012 from complications of pneumonia due to Parkinsons disease in his Santa Monica home. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less