Richard Lawrence "Larry" Stevenson (December 22, 1930 – March 25, 2012) was the inventor of the kicktail, the bent-upwards end of a skateboard, which made most of today's skateboarding …

Larry Stevenson is one of the godfathers of skateboarding and the inventor of the kicktail. He revolutionized the sport via his Surf Guide magazine.

Mr. Stevenson, an avid swimmer and surfer, thought he could do better. He began building boards shaped like surfboards in his garage, and sure enough, they offered a superior ride. By 1963, …

Since 1963, Larry Stevenson, his son Curt and wife Helen, have been skateboarding’s first family. Larry created the first surfboard shaped skateboard in his garage in Santa Monica, CA.

Mar 27, 2012 · Larry Stevenson, a Venice Beach lifeguard who helped popularize skateboarding in the early 1960s by marketing his Makaha boards to riders eager to essentially surf on land, …

Mar 26, 2012 · Larry Stevenson, the former California beach lifeguard whose entrepreneurial vision half a century ago helped create the modern skateboard industry, died Sunday in his …

Mar 28, 2012 · Mr. Stevenson died on Sunday in an assisted-living facility in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 81. The cause was pneumonia, resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease. …

Mar 27, 2012 · Mr. Stevenson died on Sunday in an assisted-living facility in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 81. The cause was pneumonia, resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease, …

The inventor of the skateboard is often stated as being Larry Stevenson who designed a skateboard similar to a small surfboard in the early 1960s. However, there were many other …

Mar 27, 2012 · Larry Stevenson was a design innovator who developed features still found on skateboards 50 years later and a businessman who was among the first to make professional …