Long before Hawk took flight, another Tony was skateboarding’s biggest star. His last name is Alva, and aside from catching air, he’s caught some screen time. He starred alongside Leif Garrett ...

Although his legend is sealed in skateboarding -- as a dominating presence with rock star posturing and the hardest-core approach to the then-new terrain of empty swimming pools -- Alva’s first ...

I spotted Tony Alva at a KCRW event at the Park Plaza a couple years ago and he was reminiscing about skateboarding throughout the place when it used to be a dance party paradise many years ago. Alva ...

The real embracing of skate culture came in the early 1970s when skaters had taken to the rubber-soled canvas shoes. Then, in 1976, Vans broke out the Era shoe designed by Tony Alva and Stacy ...

Alva Skateboard Company. "There are no rules in skating but there are a few in business," Alva said. "I've learnt from my mistakes and the business has given me a pretty comfortable lifestyle.