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 Tony ran into a fence the first time he took up his brand new skateboard since he didn't know how to turn. [([[https://tonyhawk.com/about-tony/|Tony Hawk]])]
+===== Bahne Skateboard at Museum =====
+Tony's original Bahne skateboard is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. [([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/tony-hawk-skateboard-history-sport-180974907/|Smithsonian Mag]])]
+===== Violin =====
+At the same time as he began skating, the little Hawk was playing the violin. [([[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/sports/21seconds.html|NYTimes]])]
+===== First Vans Sneakers =====
+Tony purchased his first pair of Vans skateboard sneakers when he was ten years old. [([[https://www.vans.pl/team/skate/tony-hawk.html|Vans]])]
+===== First Sponsor =====
+Dogtown Skateboards was his first sponsor when he was 12 years old. [([[https://www.biography.com/athlete/tony-hawk|Biography]])]
+===== Young Success =====
+Tony Hawk began his professional career when he was 14 years old. He was already regarded as the finest skateboarder in the world two years later. [([[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/12/tony-hawk-my-skateboard-career-is-the-bravest-thing-ive-done.html|CNBC]])]
+===== Bones Brigade =====
+He was a founding member of the Bones Brigade, a skating team founded in 1979 by George Powell and Stacy Peralta, along with Steve Caballero, Alan Gelfand, Lance Mountain, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Steve Rocco, and Tommy Guerrero. [([[https://bonesbrigade.com/cast/|Bones Brigade]])]
+===== Cindy Dunbar =====
+Cindy Dunbar, the Hawk's high school girlfriend, married him in April 1990. [([[https://otakukart.com/who-is-tony-hawk-married-to/|Otakukart]])]
+===== Birdhouse =====
+After nearly declaring bankruptcy, Tony Hawk and Per Welinder founded the skateboard business Birdhouse in 1992. [([[https://gienah2.rssing.com/chan-1426179/all_p1607.html|gienah2]])]
+===== Nickname =====
+Birdman is Tony Hawk's most well-known nickname. [([[https://athletenicknames.club/tony-hawk-birdman/|Athlete Nicknames]])]
+===== X Games =====
+Tony Hawk won two gold medals in the X Games in 1995 and 1997. [([[https://boardgamestips.com/miscellaneous/how-many-times-has-tony-hawk-been-to-the-x-games/|Boardgames Tips]])]
+===== First 900 =====
+Hawk became the first skateboarder to execute a 900 - two and a half aerial revolutions - at the X Games on July 27, 1999. [([[http://www.xgames.com/video/18008788/x-games-vault-tony-hawk-first-900|X Games]])]
+===== Tony Hawk's Pro Skater =====
+Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (THPS), a multi-platform skating game that would become one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, was released in September 1999. [([[https://tonyhawkgames.fandom.com/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater|tonyhawkgames]])]

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