X-Games Vert Best Trick 1999, including Hawk's 900. This was rescued from dodgy old VHS tapes. This is from an old Saturday morning show called RAD, which was on in the late 1990's to early 2000's.
The understood the importance of him landing it. It's one trick they knew would never cost them a gold in a skate contest or anything, but it put skateboarding on the map. Definitely one of the biggest moments in the history of sports. That trick elevated the sport to insane heights.
I remember watching this live. Man I'm getting old. IMO one of the best events in sports history. People have no idea how incredibly damnably impossible a 900 was on a vert ramp in the 90's. Most couldn't even rip a 720. And then a legend does the impossible in front of other legends. Legendary.
Him and his fellow pro skaters have been trying for 10 years to land a 900 the commentator said; naturally only a hawk could soar that high and stick the landing whilst still looking graceful
We edited our own footage into the feed we received from ESPN. We knew other stuff would go down that wouldn't make their cut. Like the Colin McKay tech lip craziness. This is the vid you are watching.
Damn dude, I remember watching this video after I started skating when I was 9. This trick alone probably helped inspire the my life since then. People can call this guy a casual or whatever they want, but this guy touched a lot of people believe it or not. All in 1 seemingly impossible trick.
I was there June 27 1999. It’s a tradition to visit that site and do it every year! The “X GAMES” logo is still there imbedded in the concrete,if your around the area it’s gated/fenced now and you have to climb over the fence or try to find a way in. If your sav enough you’ll find a way. It’s next to the Bay Bridge. 😎🤙🏼🍺🙏
I was 15 when I watched this live. I had been skating for 7 years at that point and only knew it was hard and you got clowned constantly. This showed me what it was about. This is why I still skate.
He didn't engrave the animes like a pre schooler I have an orange 🍊 you get home froms I have to go ice cream 🍨 you get me my other account and episodes of the animes and episodes of the animes ya up after work I don't think I can get here it is me with the animes and then I'll get it now here we can 🥫🥫🥫🥫🥫 the animes and then we go
Hell yea, I was 11 years old back in '99 myself and getting hardcore into skating and snowboarding as well. I had a skateboard since like '93 but didn't start getting into it heavier like with tricks and grinds until later ; )
The beautiful camera resolutions, music and video games were great. Great magazines and tv shows too. Nowadays it's all about selfies and social media.
Tony Hawk Sucess as a pro skateboarder has came a long way too bad he retired that same year in 1999 but this when he first came out with his game Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game turned pro in the '80's went on to be the best and greatest of all time throughout his whole life skateboarding never stop skating all the is his life legend he had good life always keeping his life private so cool.
"This is the best day of my life," Said Tony in the heat of the moment, but after remembering his two wedding days, as well as the births of his two children, one of which was born just 3 months prior; He continued "I swear to God".
I know I'm a year late but this isn't true. The game only came out 2 months later. It was already fully developed with his name on it. They actually had to add the trick in. This just helped boost publicity and sales massively, and happened to be impeccable timing not only for Tony and Neversoft, but for anyone that stood to make money of the game. Absolute fairytale.
For anyone they seen this live on tv, ESPN played it on tape delay. It was filmed earlier and edited down for time constraints. Otherwise the word "Live" would appear in the corner. The 2002 Winter X-Games were the first to receive live coverage on the network. The only way you saw it unfold in real time is if you have a ticket stub for that date
People say that, meaning the time it originally aired. Whether it was a live feed isn’t what we’re thinking. It’s the fact that we didn’t see it re-run.
03:30 Look at Bucky Lasek!!! It was his mantra givin to Tony, which led Tony to stay on the board a few seconds later xD Bucky doesnt get enough credit. xD
Oh dude do you have the full video of the entire game? I would absolutely love to see the original footage.. I feel like these edits are completely missing the energy building up to the 900. You would be my hero if you could upload that :)
