Steve Rocco | The Man Who Souled The World | Full Documentary

Just to add in here; the owner/founder of World Industries was Steve Rocco. He's quite a legendary character for better or worse. They where extremely disruptive/edgy in the early 90s and featured some of the greatest skateboarders ever. One of Steve's distruptive business strategies was to allow pro skaters to form their own company under the WI umbrella; this led to the founding of Blind and Plan B. Eventually most

These first two are some of the first skateboard films ever made. They're not *about* skateboard history, but they're actually part of it. Skater Dater, 1965 [VIDEO] The Devil's Toy, 1966 [VIDEO] Six years after that Frank Nasworthy [LINK] brought the urethane wheel to skateboarding and it completely transformed what you could do on a skateboard. Couldn't find a video covering this. At that time Freestyle skateboardi

What a hilarious time in skateboarding. If anyone’s interested, there’s a Steve Rocco documentary about the powerhouse that World Industries once was “The Man Who Souled The World” [VIDEO]. It’s a great documentary for anyone interested in the history of skateboarding or those that were around when every other person had a WI board.

Uhhhh... I make the worst incoherent posts this late at night but your request inspired me. *Regarding the startup:* Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future - He takes apart what looks like a scooter and rides it like a skateboard. *Early History:* Skateboard Kings [VIDEO] - (From the notes: A very rare video from the 1970`s showing the skateboard scene in Dogtown USA) Actually haven't seen this yet, will do tomorrow. We a

If you want to learn more about Rocco and World Industries and how it changed skateboarding forever check out the documentary The Man Who Souled the World [VIDEO]

Some links: Steve Rocco | The Man Who Souled The World | Full Documentary [VIDEO] Blind Video Days - Documentary [VIDEO] Stoked The Rise And Fall Of Gator [VIDEO] All This Mayhem - Tas Pappas 2014 HD [VIDEO] I am Danny Way [VIDEO] The Bones Brigade An Autobiography [VIDEO] Love Park Documentary [VIDEO] 15 Years of enjoi Full Retrospective | TransWorld SKATEboarding [VIDEO]

Awesome synopsis, although World decks seemed just as sturdy as other decks of the time. And for a little nostalgia/insight into Steve Rocco, check this out: [VIDEO]

Not a skate video in the traditional sense but The Man Who Souled The World [VIDEO] is a must watch for anyone into skating.