"The iconic skateboarder broke out as a teenage prodigy on the pro circuit with the Bones Brigade, the legendary Powell Peralta team in the early 1980s. By 1999, Hawk etched his name into the history books when he landed his first 900 - two and a half midair spins - at the X Games, a feat that had never been done before, let alone live on television. The moment vaulted the sport firmly into the mainstream, changing it forever."
"Just as pivotal was the launch of the video-game franchise to which Hawk lent his name: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, a wildly influential series that left millions with an ingrained fondness for sore thumbs and its sick-as-hell soundtracks ( yeahhhhh). A generational totem, the series was recently remastered for modern consoles."
""Oh, it's more that I'm just not a sentimental person," he explains. "To be honest, I've thrown away most of my trophies over the years. I try to keep it moving and go on to learning the next things. I guess I didn't want to dwell on previous victories and be an Uncle Rico of sorts.""
Tony Hawk emerged as a teenage prodigy with the Bones Brigade in the early 1980s and landed the first 900 at the 1999 X Games, popularizing skateboarding worldwide. The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video-game franchise further cemented cultural influence and was recently remastered for modern consoles. Hawk is auctioning the skateboard used for the historic 900 and other memorabilia through Julien's Auctions on September 23 in Los Angeles, with proceeds benefiting the Skatepark Project, which has funded more than 700 skate parks in underserved areas. Hawk describes himself as not particularly sentimental and not much of a collector.
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