Legends of Sport
"Some dude from Spurs" as an unofficial Wiki entry has made a comeback, F. 😉
Great posts. 👍🤗
I really liked the original documentary you posted also. Posting it again to save going back looking for it. 🕵️♀️
Quote from Charlie Charles IV on October 23, 2023, 9:46 pm“Some dude from Spurs” as an unofficial Wiki entry has made a comeback, F. 😉
Great posts. 👍🤗
And he will always be referred to as "some dude from Spurs", C, officially or unofficially😄
HK will never come close to being a legend in the way that Sir Robert Charlton became.
Btw, thanks for reposting the original documentary. I've spent some time over the past few days watching, and re-watching, clips & features on the great man.
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American former professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented “900” skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him, published by Activision that same year. Hawk retired from competing professionally in 2003 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential skateboarders.
Hawk has been involved in various philanthropic activities throughout his career. He founded The Skatepark Project, which helps to build skateparks in underprivileged areas around the world.
Early life
Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California, to Nancy (1924–2019) and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk (1923–1995), and was raised in San Diego. He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve.
As a child, Hawk was described as “hyperactive”. One time, Hawk struck out in baseball and was so distraught that he hid in a ravine and had to be coaxed out by his father. His parents had him psychologically evaluated at school. The results were that Tony was “gifted”, as he was tested with an IQ of 144, so school advisers recommended placing him in advanced classes. Hawk attended Jean Farb Middle School from 1980 to 1981. His parents supported his skateboarding because it served as an outlet for his excess energy. Hawk’s skills developed, and he made his television debut on Captain Kangaroo as “Skateboard Johnny” in 1981. Hawk became a professional skateboarder at age 14. By age 16, he was sponsored by Powell Peralta, Tracker, Sundek, Vans, and SIO. Hawk was the official National Skateboard Association world champion for 12 consecutive years.
Hawk attended three high schools and graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 1986. He listed Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi as his influences at the time.
With the money he made from skateboarding, Hawk bought his first house during his senior year in high school.
On June 27, 1999, Hawk became the first skateboarder to land a “900”, a trick involving the completion of two-and-a-half mid-air revolutions on a skateboard, in which he was successful on his twelfth attempt. After completing the trick, Hawk said, “This is the best day of my life.” He retired from professional competition that year, but Hawk continued to appear at the annual X Games until 2003, when he retired from performing. On June 27, 2016, at age 48, Hawk performed what he claimed would be his final 900. In a video posted on the YouTube RIDE Channel, Hawk said, “Spencer was there on my first one, and now he was there on my last”, after successfully landing a 900.
Hawk was invited to US president Barack Obama’s June 2009 Father’s Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. This was the first time anyone had skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials. In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.
#OnThisDay in 2020, Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others are killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA.
— Scott Koral (@sdkoral.bsky.social) 2025-01-26T12:26:07.789Z
FACT OF THE DAY. 6 February 1958. 8 Manchester United players, known as the “Busby Babes”, were among the 23 people who were killed in the Munich Air Disaster. The British European Airways (BEA) plane caught fire shortly after take off, with 38 passengers and 6 crew on board.
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@fxmc1957.bsky.social) 2025-02-06T11:16:14.695Z
RIP OTD in 1993, US Army veteran, tennis legend, 3x Major champion, Wimbledon Champion, social activist, Arthur Ashe, died in New York City at the age of 49 from AIDS-related pneumonia. Private Estate in Woodland Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/02/06/day-in-history-6-february-arthur-ashe/
George Foreman, the heavyweight champion who fought Muhammad Ali and was known for his ferociousness in the ring and bubbly personality, has died.www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
RIP George and Eddie Jordan. Both were larger than life characters.
The video I wanted to post can only be watched on YouTube: Remembering Eddie Jordan: Legendary F1 Team Owner And All-Round Entertainer.
OTD 1981, Legends Aldaniti and Bob Champion. 🏆
PERSON OF THE DAY. 4 April 1981. Bob Champion, a recovering cancer victim, won the Grand National on Aldaniti who had recently recovered from chronic leg injuries. It was one of the most poignant National victories. The story was made into the film Champions, starring John Hurt as Bob Champion.
— Frank McDonough (@fxmc1957.bsky.social) 2025-04-04T08:41:00.445Z
Thought maybe it was gonna be a post about the legend Mick O'Dwyer who passed away yesterday.
RIP Mick.🙏🏻
Thanks, BR. I missed that news. RIP Micko. 💔
https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0403/1301275-mick-odwyer-1936-2022-obituary/
Documentary from 2018.