Powell Peralta, originally founded by George Powell, is an American skateboard company.
George Powell studied engineering at Stanford University and started making homemade skateboards in 1957. In 1974, Powell's son came and asked for a skateboard. When Powell pulled an old one out of the garage, his son complained it did not ride smoothly. Powell became interested in skateboarding again, as he realized urethane wheels improved a skateboard's rid...
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Stacy Peralta
Stacy Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American director and entrepreneur. He has previously been a professional skateboarder and team surfer as one of the original Z-Boys.
Peralta was born in Los Angeles, California. At age 11, he began competing with the Z-Boys, a group sponsored by the surf...
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