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Did Alan Gelfand STEAL the Ollie?

Rad Rat Video2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2017 to 2020
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Rad Rat Video looks at the history of the ollie and whether Alan Gelfand really invented it. Draws on the Ollie Book research and names Jeff Duerr and Jeff Tatum as earlier pool and vert skaters.

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Gets linked in ollie origin debates, when someone points out Gelfand may not have invented the trick.

“Alan Gelfand supposedly stole it from someone else but I guess thats another story.”

u/toliet

What skaters said on Reddit

u/Johnny-raven2020 · 2 points

Well there’s technically some debate on that: [VIDEO]

u/toliet2017 · 1 points

Alan Gelfand supposedly stole it from someone else but I guess thats another story. Your point still stands though [VIDEO]

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