Santa Cruz Skateboards is a brand of skateboards manufactured by NHS, Inc., a United States sports equipment and outfit company based in Santa Cruz, California. NHS's main products include skateboard decks, wheels, snowboarding gear and surfing equipment. The company was founded in 1973 by northern California surfers, Rich Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman. Logos The "Screaming Hand", designed by Jim Phillips in 1973 is the main logo of the Santa Cruz team. The logo has been a symbol for skateboarding and is used widely throughout the skateboarding community. 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 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
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