Tony Hawk
Chronology
1968 | Born May 12 in San Diego, California |
1980 | Father, Frank Hawk, forms California Amateur Skateboard League |
1980 | Is sponsored by Dogtown skateboards |
1980 | Joins Bones Brigade team |
1982 | Turns pro |
1983 | Frank Hawk forms National Skateboarding Association |
1983 | Appears in Bones Brigade Video Show video |
1984 | Is considered best skateboarder in the world |
1985 | Appears in Future Primitive video |
1986 | Buys first home, appears in Mountain Dew commercial, and graduates high school |
1987 | Appears in The Search for Animal Chin video |
1987 | Plays a pizza boy in Gleaming the Cube |
1988 | Retires from skateboarding but returns to competition |
1988 | Appears in Public Domain video |
1989 | Appears in Ban This video |
1990 | Marries Cindy Dunbar |
1992 | First son, Hudson, is born; starts Birdhouse Projects |
1994 | Divorces Cindy Dunbar |
1995 | Skates in first X Games |
1996 | Marries second wife, Erin |
1997 | Is honored with his own Sports Illustrated for Kids trading card |
1998 | Produces first video, The End |
1998 | Launches Hawk Clothing |
1999 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game debuts |
1999 | Second son, Spencer, is born |
1999 | Stops competing after landing the first-ever "900" at the X Games |
2000 | Autobiography, Hawk-Occupation: Skateboarder is published, becomes a New York Times bestseller |
2001 | Third son, Keegan, is born |
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