Tony Hawk, nicknamed Birdman, is a highly influential American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur. He is the owner of Birdhouse, a skateboard company. A pioneer in vertical skateboarding, he completed the first documented "900" in 1999. That same year, Activision published a skateboarding video game series named after him. Hawk retired from professional competition in 2003 and is considered one of the greatest skateboarders.
In 1993, Tony Hawk used the Video Toaster he received from NewTek to edit a promotional video for the TurboDuo game Lords of Thunder.
In 2002, Tony Hawk created the Tony Hawk Foundation in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America.
In 2007, Tony Hawk, along with other athletes, founded the charity Athletes for Hope, an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes.
In 2015, the Tony Hawk Foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award, which honors recipients for their innovative and influential approaches to using sports to build a culture of health in their communities.
As of June 2018, Tony Hawk's foundation has awarded US$5.8 million, aiding 596 skatepark projects.
In 2020, the Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name to The Skatepark Project to better describe the organization's mission.
In 2023, Tony Hawk auctioned a signed photograph of himself and Rick Thorne, with 50% of the proceeds to be donated to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund, which plans to build a skate park in Nichols' honor.
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