Yes, CRK. They both are legends of the sport.
Tony Hawk is/was a boss on the ramps. His son, Riley is a street skater, though.
Whereas, credit will have to go to Rodney Mullen for inventing most of the tricks and especially the 'Ollie' a.k.a. the jump of skateboarding, that revolutionized the sport to what it is today.
FYI, the 'Ollie' was actually invented by Alan 'Ollie' Gelfand. However, he did it on a ramp. No one thought of doing it off a flatground till Mullen did when he was 14.
Just for those who are interested.
Some interesting facts of Rodney.
1. He won the first pro contest he ever entered in 1977, aged 11.
2. In his whole career, he has entered 35 competitions (including a vert contest) and has only lost once. He came in 2nd and was because he was sick.
3. Rodney Mullen Skateboarding Tricks Invented:
* Flatground Ollie
* Godzilla Rail Flip
* 540 Shove-it
* 50-50 Saran Wrap
* Helipops (360 Nollie)
* Gazelles
* No Handed 50-50 Kickflip
* Heelflip
* Double heelflips
* Ollie Impossible
* Sidewinders
* 360 Flip
* 360 pressure Flip
* Casper 360 Flip
* 50-50 Sidewinders
* One footed Ollie
* Backside 180 Flip
* Ollie Nosebones
* Ollie Fingerflip
* Airwalks
* Frontside Heelflip Shove-its
* Switchstance 360 Flips
* Helipop Heelflips
* Kickflip Underflip
* Casper Slides
* Half Flip Darkslide
* 540 double kickflip
* Caballerial impossible
* Half-cab kickflip underflip
* Handstand flips
* Rusty slides
* Kickflip
He has pretty much changed his way of skating. Here's an old clip
Best skateboarder in the world, Rodney Mullen in 1989
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