#html-body [data-pb-style=TGC3P2C]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}Stacy Peralta is one of the foundational reasons that skating is a successful sport and business today. Peralta became a top skater as the sport grew in popularity during the 70s and 80s, and he became the #1 ranked professional skateboarder in the world at just 19 years old. As a teenager, Peralta was a member of the Z-Boys skate team, who changed the landscape of skating with their surf-based style of riding and crazy aerial tricks. Later in 1978, Peralta teamed up with George Powell to create Powell-Peralta, a revolutionary skateboarding company that produces innovative skateboard equipment. Powell-Peralta also featured the Bones Brigade, which was a team of top skaters at the time.This Powell Peralta Old School Ripper Blue Skateboard Deck is autographed by Stacy Peralta. Peralta's signature was witnessed by an Upper Deck representative as part of UDA's 5-step authentication process.