Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur who owns Birdhouse Skateboards. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential skateboarders of all time, having won 73 of 103 professional contests and pioneered modern vertical skateboarding. He is best known for landing the first documented 900 trick at the 1999 X Games and for lending his name to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game franchise, published by Activision. He retired from professional competition in 2003 and continues to oversee his business ventures and charitable foundation, The Skatepark Project.
“The bet paid off enormously — by the fourth game, four out of the top 10 games were THPS, resulting in a $4.5 million royalty check to Hawk.”
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