Skateboarding Legend Jay Adams Dies
Legendary skateboarder Jay Adams has died.
Jay Adams, the legendary skateboarder and one of the original members of 1970s skate gang Z-Boys has died at the age of 53 of a heart attack. He was immortalised in film by the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown, starring Heath Ledger, in which he was portrayed by Emile Hirsch.
Emile Hirsch played Adams in a 2005 biographical film
Adams was on a surfing holiday in Mexico with his family at the time of his death, having been unable to leave the country for some time prior due to his trouble with the law. Adams had struggled with drug addiction for many years and had served three seperate prison sentences, two for drugs offences and one for assault. According to reports Adams had no history of heart problems.
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