Ricky Oyola is a regular-footed professional skateboarder from Philadelphia, PA.
Early life
Oyola was born in Pemberton, NJ. and grew up in Medford, NJ. He received his first skateboard in 1985 as a birthday gift, a Town & Country Zoner. Before he moved to Philadelphia, Oyola would drive into West Philadelphia, park at Roger Browne's house and spend the days skating with him.
Skateboarding
Oyola is credited with popularizing the skate scene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside Browne, Matt Reason, and Sergei Trudnowski. Oyola is recognized for his distinctive east-coast street skate style. He was known in his early days to sport an afro and other hairstyles involving long hair. His part in Dan Wolfe's 1996 skate video Eastern Exposure 3, showcased Oyola's creativity, versatility, and speed, exposing his skating to a larger audience.
Skate video parts
| Skate Videos | Year |
|---|---|
| Devastation – Z Products | 1991 |
| Spitfire | 1993 |
| Real Life – Sub Zero | 1994 |
| #10 – 411VM | 1995 |
| Eastern Exposure #3 | 1996 |
| 7 Year Glitch – New Deal | 2002 |
| Static II | 2004 |
| Via – Traffic Skateboards | 2006 |
| Black and Blue – Vox Footwear | 2007 |
| Tokyo Transfer – Traffic Skateboards | 2009 |
Sponsors
Oyola's first official sponsor was Z-Products who noticed Oyola's skating while he was on a two month trip to California. Oyola has held numerous sponsors over his career including companies he founded or helped influence (Illuminati and Silverstar) and long-established companies: Kastel, Zoo York, New Deal, Nicotine, Spitfire, Airwalk, Duffs, Memphis, Vox, Krux trucks, Division Wheel Company, as well as; Vision Street Wear and Converse.
Traffic Skateboards
After leaving New Deal skateboards in 2003, Oyola founded his own company Traffic Skateboards. Staying true to its name, the initial Traffic team was composed of East Coast street skaters including Shaun Williams, Rich Adler, Jack Sabback, Bobby Puleo, and others. Oyola currently skates for Traffic skateboards and Autobahn Wheels. He has a pro model shoe on Vox footwear named after him, however since he left the team the shoe has been renamed the Vox Philly.
References
- ^ "RICKY OYOLA | 2008 – 48 BLOCKS MEDIA". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Monday Classic: Ricky Oyola Eastern Exposure 3. « a brief glance skateboard mag". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Epicly Later'd: Ricky Oyola (Part 1/5), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
- "ARTICLES | Message Box – Ricky Oyola｜SKATEBOARDING PLUS". スケートボード・スケボー情報サイト｜SKATEBOARDING PLUS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Ricky Oyola Talks The Future of Traffic Skateboards". X Games. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ Man, Pusher (2015-10-23). "SULTANS OF SHRED: Mayor: The Ricky Oyola Interview". SULTANS OF SHRED. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- A eulogy for a fallen landmark. Love Park, skate spot Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Classics: 1993 Spitfire Video, retrieved 2020-02-10
- "VHS – THE SPITFIRE VIDEO – 1993". The Berrics. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- Ricky Oyola 411 #10 (1995), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
- ricky oyola, retrieved 2020-02-10
- "VHS Review Volume II: 7 Year Glitch (2002)". smltalk.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- "Alternative edit of Ricky Oyola's Static 2 part – Caught in the Crossfire". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- "Traffic Skateboard – VIA". SOLO Skateboardmagazine (en). Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- Vox Footwear – Black & Blue Vol.1_Pt.4/7, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
- "Traffic – Tokyo Transfer – Skatevideosite". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- "The New Krux video Blown Out! is done!". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 2004-05-18. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- "Ricky Oyola Sponsors, Skate Videos, & Photos | Skateboarding!". skatemorespots.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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