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NHS, Inc. 
Type Private Industry Retail Founded Santa Cruz, California (1973) Headquarters Santa Cruz, California
United StatesProducts Apparel
Sporting EquipmentWebsite SantaCruzSkateboards.com NHS, Inc. is a United States sports equipment and outfit company based in Santa Cruz, California.[1] NHS's main products include skateboard decks,[2] wheels, snowboarding gear[1][3] and surfing equipment.[4] The company was founded in 1973[5] by northern California surfers, Rich Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman. Santa Cruz Skateboards is a brand of skateboards manufactured by NHS, Inc.
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Logos
The "Screaming Hand", designed by Jim Phillips in 1973 is the main logo of the Santa Cruz Skateboards team.[6] The logo has been a symbol for skateboarding and is used widely throughout the skateboarding community.
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"Screaming Hand" Logo
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Additional Logo
Santa Cruz Skateboards teams
Professional Team
- Nilton Neves
- Emmanuel Guzman
- Justin Strubing
- Jason Jessee
- Tom Knox
- Eric Dressen
- Sid Melvin
- Steve Alba "Salba"
- Keith Meek "Slasher"
Amateur Team
- Mikey Curtis
- Josh Borden
- Travis Erickison
Past Professional Team Members
- Duane Peters
- Steve Olson
- Rick Blackhart
- Steve Alba
- Micke Alba
- Rob Roskopp
- Keith Meek
- Jeff Kendell
- Eric Dressen
- Jason Jessee
- Claus Grabke
- Soren Aaby
- Ray Meyer
- Jeff Grosso
- Rick "Spidey" De Montrond
- Corey O'Brien
- Jayme Fortune
- Gregor Rankine
- Jeff Hedges
- Chad Jackson
- Tom Knox
- Mitsugu Toyoda
- Tim Brauch
- Richard Kirby
- Jahima Knox
- Israel Forbes
- Ryan Aningalan
- William Nguyen
- Caesar Singh
- Jason Rothmeyer
- Ron Whaley
- Tony Tieu
- Alex Moul
- Jaya Bonderov
- Chet Thomas
- Brian Childers
- Bushka Vidal
Related Companies & Pro Team Members
Team Hosoi
- Christian Hosoi
- Sergei Ventura
- Bushka Vidal
Santa Monica Airlines
- Natas Kaupas
- Jim Thiebaud
- Julien Stranger
- Brandon Chapman
- Mike Conroy
References
- ^ a b (May 21-27, 1998.) "Extreme Success - A hedonist work ethic leads to big bucks for SC entrepreneurial slacker" from Metro Santa Cruz, published by Metro Newspapers. Accessed September 2011.
- ^ "Decks". Santa Cruz. http://www.nhsfunfactory.com/brands/santacruz/1/Decks/. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Snowboards". Santa Cruz. http://www.nhsfunfactory.com/brands/santacruz/9/Snowboards. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Surf Boards". Santa Cruz. http://www.santacruzsurfboards.com/. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Skateboard Timeline". Jim Goodrich. http://www.jimgoodrich.net/skateboardtimeline.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Members". Santa Cruz Team. http://www.santacruzskateboards.com/team/. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
External links
Categories:- Skateboarding companies
- Companies based in Santa Cruz County, California
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