Anthony Frank Hawk, also popularly known as Birdman, is an American skateboarder, businessman, and proprietor of the Birdhouse skateboard brand. Hawk was born on May 12, 1968. Hawk, a forerunner of contemporary vertical skateboarding,[6] executed the first known “900” feat in 1999. In the same year, Activision released a series of skateboarding video games with his name on them. He is recognized as one of the most important skateboarders of all time and gave up professional competition in 2003.
He conquered skateboarding tournaments in the 1980s and 1990s. From 1984 to 1996, he has voted the best vert skater each year, winning 73 titles in the process. Several more techniques were also created by him, such as the gymnast plant, the frontside 540-rodeo flip, and the Saran wrap. Hawk founded Blitz, a distributor of skateboard items, and Birdhouse, a maker of skateboards and accessories, in the early 1990s. The businesses were profitable, and he soon started working on other projects. Hawk Apparel, a line of children’s skate clothes that he and his family founded in 1998, was also the same year that he signed a deal with Activision to make a video game with a skateboarding theme. Hawk stopped competing in 1999, but he continued to actively promote the sport and his goods.
Tony Hawk Biography
Real Name: Anthony Frank Hawk
Nickname: Tony Hawk
Profession: Professional American Skateboarder & Entrepreneur
Manager : Jaimie Muehlhausen
Mentor/ Coach: Stacy Peralta
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Tony Hawk Physical Status:
Height: 6 feet and 2 inches
Weight: in kilograms- 78Kg
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Brown
Tony Hawk Personal Life:
Date of Birth: 12 May 1968
Place of Birth: Carlsbad, California, United States
School: Jean Farb Middle School
College: Torrey Pines High School
Highest Educational Qualifications: Graduation
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Hobbies: Playing the Violin
Tony Hawk Family
Mother’s name: Nancy Elizabeth Hawk
Father’s Name: Frank Peter Rupert Hawk
Siblings Name: Patricia Hawk, Lenore Hawk Dale (Sisters), Steve Hawk (Brother)
Relationship Status: Married
Spouse Name: Catherine Goodman, Lhotse Merriam, Erin Lee and Cindy Dunbar
Children’s Name: Riley Hawk, Gupi Hawk, Keegan Hawk (Sons), Kadence Clover Hawk (Daughter)
Tony Hawk Achievements
- On June 27, 1999, Hawk became the very first skateboarder to successfully complete a “900,” a feat requiring the board to complete 2.5 mid-air rotations. He was victorious on his twelfth try.
- Hawk skated in the corridors of the adjoining Old Executive Office Building on the grounds of the White House during the Father’s Day festivities in June 2009 that US President Barack Obama was invited to.
- Hawk was honored in the Skateboarding Hall of Fame’s inauguration ceremony in 2009 by being admitted.
- He received the inaugural Skater of the Year award from Thrasher magazine in 1990.
- Tony participated in the Extreme Games on ESPN, which have since been retitled the X Games, and he earned gold in the Vert competition in 1995 and 1997.
Here are some lesser-known facts about Tony Hawk
- When Hawk was nine years old, his skateboarding and surfing brother Steve gifted him an authentic blue fibreglass Bahne skateboard
- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History currently houses Tony’s original Bahne skateboard
- Twelve NSA World Championship victories in a row were won by Tony Hawk. Actually, from the time the NSA was founded until it vanished in 1991, Tony managed to win every award
- After nearly going bankrupt, Tony Hawk and Per Welinder established the skateboard company Birdhouse in 1992.
- The seasoned skateboarder from California once claimed that his first three marriages had fallen apart because of his travel obligations and uneven time management priorities.
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