Who brought skateboarding to the lime light?

Answer 1

Tony Hawk?

Answer 2

Larry Stevenson was one of the very first people to promote skateboards in the surfing community. In 1961 he was working on Surf Guide magazine. Surfing was exploding in popularity at the time, especially in California. He realized that he was in a position to endorse any product he felt was exceptional. When he was young he had played with homemade scooters similar to the “fruit crate cruisers” of old. He noticed many kids riding on boards with roller-skate trucks nailed to the bottom. He realized that by riding without handlebars you could imitate many surfing maneuvers. He began writing articles about skateboarding. Pretty soon it began catching on with the surf community. This was said to be the real reason that skateboarding became to be connected to surfing. In it’s root form modern skateboarding takes it’s style from surfing. Though it has been influenced by many other sports it’s style and aesthetic comes directly from the simulation of wave riding on concrete.
1963: Larry Stevenson started Makaha Skateboards in Santa Monica, California.They cost about $7.77 to make and were sold for $12.95 a piece. By 1965 they had sold over $40,000,000 worth of boards.
1965: Surfer Publications Larry Stevenson, publisher of Surf Guide released the first skateboard magazine. Its original name was The Quarterly Skateboarder. The first cover featured Dave Hilton doing a high jump maneuver. In the first editorial, John Serverson predicted the future of skateboarding with surprising accuracy. He predicted that it would become a true sport. He predicted that it would become a more “’measurable’ sport” than surfing because it was more accessible and therefore would lend itself to a wider audience. He said the new breed of skateboarders coming up would be the pioneers of the sport and would have an enormous impact on the world of sports
Circa 1970: Larry Stevenson invents the kicktail, revolutionizing the sport. Also, surfer Frank Nasworthy develops the urethane wheel also changing the face of skating.
1976: Kona Skatepark built in Florida.
http://www.konaskatepark.com/kona/index.html

Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk born in Carlsbad, California May 12, 1968

Answer 3

ya it was tony hawk. Before he started making skateboarding huge amongst teenagers through the videogames and clothes and tv appearences, there was no one who really made skateboarding a huge fad

Answer 4

Tony Hawk m8