10 Most Influential Tricks Of All Time

By Blair Alley
Mon, Jan 9 2012 1:18 pm | Comments

2. The Ollie

After Alan “Ollie” Gelfand unveiled his no-handed aerial in late ’77, Rodney Mullen added another entirely new dimension to the pastime in ‘82 with his freestyle “Ollie Pop” on flatground. Mark Gonzales and Natas Kaupas picked up the baton from there and street skating was born.