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Tony Hawk
BASIC INFO:
Birthdate: May 12, 1968
Birth place: San Diego, California
Parent's names: Frank and Nancy Hawk
Sibling's names: Lenore, Patricia & Steve
Children's names: Riley, Spencer & Keegan
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About Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk was nine years old when his brother changed his life by giving him a blue fiberglass banana board.
Before Tony Hawk found Skateboarding he was a hyper, skinny little kid running around on a sugar buzz. But Tony Hawk was very determined and would not give up on anything. When Tony Hawk was six years old his mom took him to the local pool one day. Tony Hawk decided he had to swim the length of the pool without taking a single breath. When he couldn't do it, Hawk was so frustrated with himself as well as so many other things when he was young. His mother describes Tony as being very hard on himself.
As Tony Hawk grew older and started Skateboarding more, the more his father supported him and his father eventually founded both the California Amateur Skateboard League and the National Skateboarding Association. Tony Hawk competed and won many of the contests held by the NSA.
Tony Hawk is the Godfather when it comes to inventing tricks. Tony Hawk has invented many tricks including the Stalefish, Madonna, and over 80 others, but is most famous for being the first to land the 900 (two and a half rotationsÑ900¡Ñin the air before landing back on the pipe) during the televised 1999 X Games, for which he received an enormous amount of attention the media.
In 1992, after the skateboarding industry took a downturn and vert skateboarding's popularity fell in the rise of street skating, Hawk started Birdhouse Projects along with ex-Powell Peralta pro Per Welinder. Now known as Birdhouse Skateboards company . He also owns his own film and TV production company, 900 Films, and, along with his family, started Hawk Clothing. Hawk Clothing was later sold to Quiksilver and is now sold exclusively in Kohl's department stores across the USA, along with Hawk Shoes. Tony's Boom Boom HuckJam tour is the most successful action sports tour featuring skateboarding, BMX, and Freestyle Motocross. The tour went to arenas across the USA in 2003, 2004, and 2005 and is touring Six Flags parks across the country in the summer of 2006 and 2007. Hawk also teamed with Activision to release the most popular sports video game franchise ever, beginning with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and now in its 9th incarnation with Tony Hawk's Project 8 and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. In 2000, he wrote an autobiography with Sean Mortimer that was entitled HAWK: Occupation: Skateboarder, which made it to number 18 on to the New York Times bestseller list. He later wrote a second book, a road journal called Between Boardslides and Burnout. In March of 2007, Six Flags Amusement Parks unveiled their latest roller coaster creation, Tony Hawk's Big Spin, a skatepark themed coaster that spins while riding around the track.
Tony Hawk is considered to be the top professional skateboarder to ever live.
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Tony Hawk's Sponsors |
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Birdhouse Skateboards,
Quiksilver,
Jeep,
Hawk,
Adio,
Bell Helmets,
Tony Hawk Foundation,
900 Films,
Nixon,
Fury Trucks,
Apple,
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Tony Hawk's Contest History
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Place
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Year
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Discipline
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Event
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Gold
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2003
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Vert Best Trick
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X-Games
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Bronze
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2002
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Vert Best Trick
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X-Games
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Gold
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2002
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Silver
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2001
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Best Trick
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X-Games
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Gold
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2001
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Gold
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2000
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Bronze
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1999
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Vert Singles
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X-Games
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Gold
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1999
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Vert Best Trick
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X-Games
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Gold
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1999
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Gold
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1998
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Bronze
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1998
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Vert Singles
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X-Games
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Gold
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1997
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Vert Doubles
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X-Games
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Silver
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1996
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Vert Singles
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X-Games
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Gold
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1995
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Vert Singles
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X-Games
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Silver
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1995
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Street
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X-Games
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1st
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1991
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Vert
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World Cup
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1st
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1989
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Vert
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World Cup
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2nd
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1989
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Street
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World Cup
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2nd
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1989
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Vert
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Vision Skate Escape
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1st
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1986
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Vert
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Transworld Championship
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1st
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1984
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Vert
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NSA - Del Mar Skatepark
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1st
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1983
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Vert
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Del Mar Spring Nationals
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1st
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1982
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Vert
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Rusty Harris Series final contest
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Top 5
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1980
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Vert
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Van's/Offshore Amateur State Finals (California) in boys 11-13 year old division
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