Tony Hawk, nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur. As a pioneer in vertical skateboarding, he landed the first documented "900" in 1999. That same year, he licensed the Tony Hawk's skateboarding video game series. He retired from professional competition in 2003 and is considered one of skateboarding's all-time greats and most influential figures. He also owns the skateboard company Birdhouse.
In 1993, Tony Hawk edited a promotional video for the TurboDuo game Lords of Thunder, using the Video Toaster he received from NewTek.
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 and other athletes founded the charity Athletes for Hope, an organization that aims to inspire 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 for its innovative and influential approaches to using sports to build a culture of health in communities.
As of June 2018, Tony Hawk's foundation had 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 was created following Nichols' death and aims to build a skate park in his honor.
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