Tony Hawk: 50 tricks at Age 50 

In the same way people watch figure skaters, gymnasts, and golfers... I enjoy watching skaters. All thanks to this guy, his story, and the video games he helped create.

NoRush95 Yeah, Tony Hawk seems like a genuinely nice guy, skating or not, I enjoy watching his content

Facts I can’t skate at all

What a bunch of bulshit. I say he made up maybe 5 out of those 50 tricks.

Who?

*_Same as my uncle_*

No thats donald trump

Boomer teen

No, Donald Trump is a toddler. Pretty sure its an established consensus...

@@EdNieThePianoGuy piss off with your politics commie!

does riding the board count as a trick.

@@crmesson22k if tony hawk did it and said it is a trick, it would be a trick.

@@loss990 it's 100 standing on the board is a trick lol!

I wouldn’t be surprised at this point

imagine.😂😂🤣

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This comment came after he wrecked after landing a 720.

He said "IF I can still move" you dumb idiot.

D M ahhh so you’re deaf AND rude? Weird flex but ok.

ye bro right

Yup... slams are catching up

I know right? When did fun become scary?

Keep in mind how fit he is for his age, what does not mean that he struggles with his health that came with the sport

I know...😢

Jenna Tools rocket power!!

oh you poor crybaby. did you also feel like pissing your pants?

@@adfasfuiuiui1056 lol fuck off mate

@@adfasfuiuiui1056 dude don't be an asshole, that sentence got to me, too. Don't judge other people's passions and loves, you dickwad

@@adfasfuiuiui1056 dude sh*t up

Me: 50 back problems at age 15

You need physiotherapy man... Serious talk

Lad Boii it’s a joke

This is such an underrated comment

Me: 20 vertrebral column pains at age 17

dude no bullshit that would be nuts but I'm scared shitless they would handle it poorly

@@tvph he already has very good documentaries about his entire career right here on RU-vid. It would be kinda pointless, but i guess the next generation would appreciate it.

@@CamJames bones brigade is a fkn great one you should check it out if you havent

@@tvph already did! Legendary

Never played the Pro skater games, but a game where you can play Tony at different ages in the parks where he grew up skating all the way through the first 900 at the X games to him landing 50 tricks aged 50 would be a damn good time. Different ages with different amounts of technicality, creativity and pure madness.

And proof that age means nothing.

I think he _flew_ into that pole..

David-Paul Norman ah well idk about that , but his passion for skating is still the same

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That almost made me cry.... hear my legend the person who got me into skating admit he is aging and making me realize 1 day he wont be able to skate...

I agree when he said that I'm like damn he truly is a Goat

I cried hearing him say that

3:12 whoa!

@@viktorvaughn8192 I think the age at which he won't be able to skate AT ALL is still decades away. He just won't be skating at the top tier level he did until now.

Agreed man

That pole smack is in the THPS1+2 remake bails video

New Trick: Kiss the Pole

tbh that 720 was so clean he probably didn't even feel pain after that super gnarly wipeout XD

Absolute boss.

Can't beat the clock.

Completely different line of athletics, but Triple H in pro-wrestling said something similar after he had a nearly life-ending cardiac event, had to retire and have a pacemaker put in and everything. An interviewer asked him if he regrets having to end his pro-wrestling career in that fashion, to which part of his answer was, "I wanted to run it till the wheels fell off... wheels fell off." It's healthy when athletes can recognize it's time to hang it up, otherwise you get goofy shit like Brett Favre or Tom Brady trying to prove they still got it.

mixwell1983 I don’t think it works that way buddy 🤣

@@Frosst how about 100 tricks at 100?

Frosttyy r/woosh

Frosttyy r/woosh

mixwell1983 😂😂😂

Thats actually pretty cool ;-;

re-watching whole video after seeing this comment

Thanks maan

Your my hero dude. This is what I wanted

Yo hella cool thanks

You need more likes

Let’s hope we get there

I wouldn't be surprised to see him still skating at that age!

Wheelchair air walk

Or Colin furze

Snowboarding too 😄

Stg 😂

Imagine if he had landed all tricks manual. Then that number would multiply by at least 10. 😉

I and my brother could 4 million .

Notice that he's wearing his costume from THPS 2?

@@CyrusCageSCWS Nah, he's got khaki shorts and white socks in thps2. And a different print on his t-shirt. I'm not an elephant, I actually just played. 😁

I'm sure he did a lot of mistakes trying to nail again the tricks, and still continued to try until he achieved them. We just can't really understand how much willpower he had, even today The legendary first 900 was achieved only at his 12th consecutive attempt (I think), that's some heavy spirit

Its not *frightening* that is just pure epicness.

I can see some random guy going out trying one of these and breaking bones

He's been doing it his whole life, while he isn't young anymore, his body is still fit and he has like 40 years of experience, but sooner or later he will hit a limit, it's inevitable.

To be fair it took them 6 weeks to film this.

I think the walking is partly due to the killer pads pro he's wearing ^_^ best cushioning around, but you can't really straighten your leg comfortably. He's still pretty spry, even now after that nasty fracture finally healed, and this video was really shot during a 6-week period. But yeah.. the pain tolerance this guy has is admirable.

He’s not old! 50 is (was) young. He’s kept his focus, his self belief, his skills and his courage. I’m 61, had a total left hip replacement in 2017. Was told at the time (in 2017) I needed my right hip doing. I still haven’t had it done because I wanted to max out my left hip. I need two shoulders replacing, my right hip, and last June (2022) I had 5/7 cervical vertebra reprofiled and 2 discs C5/C6 and C6/C7 removed. By Sept 2022 I was back on a football (soccer) pitch playing with men half my age. Some of the players were signed to Premier League teams as youth players and I’m still scoring, and matching them sprinting. They call me Robo-Pete and are all inspired by my not giving up, going through the pain barrier and still getting stuck in at 61! Now, why do I need all this surgery……skateboarding. I’m not pretending I could even tie Tony Hawk’s shoes, but back in the day, I was on a British G&S team that toured California and competed against Stevie Caballero at Campbell, Skatepark (he was skating for Santa Cruz) Eddie Elguera (inventor of the foot plant) the Z-Boys. (I skated with them at Arrow Wolverhampton and Skateside Kettering). I was the fastest thing on 4 wheels at tight slalom. Tony Alva,, Jay Adams, Chris Chaput etc, saw me beat Bobby Piercy at Stateside. He was on his Turner, I was on a board I designed and my woodwork teacher made using individual willow, ash core laminates with an oak outer facing. My manager bet his £1000 I’d beat him….and I did. I stayed with Paul Sims (Tom Sims’ dad) and George Powell in Santa Barbara, just before he started Powell-Peralta. Now I’ve still got the Ray Bones Rodrigues 30in deck, with ACS Lites (the first magnesium trucks) and Powell mini-cubes. The wheels and deck were given to me by George himself, and Paul Sims gave me a pile of stuff too. Skateboarding died out in the UK with the parks closing. I was going to uni and it all ended. It was a fantastic time for me, but my legacy is arthritis and a lot of fantastic memories of skating with and against the top pros. I came across this video and I thought of all the crazy things I used to do……they’re nothing to what TH and the current very skaters can do. Hats off to TH, a legend, an inspiration and it seems, a nice guy too.

This comment deserves more likes.

Then he bailed on #49 and blew it... so tragic...

Dude had x3 multiplier in Skate 3.

@@l3LACKMASK713 no, special meter

LOL Yep

Well everyone should wear a helmet while doing this.

Μαρία Μισόγιαννη i mean if you’re just casually skating around you should be fine, but if you’re doing tricks like this well it’s a no brainer really.

@@realprisec Not everyone rides a huge vert ramp like Tony Hawk though

Dom Evans yeah I said you should always wear it no matter what you ride

@@realprisec Who

Lmao

He almost hit the frame oh my god this would be painful

I was like: “HOLY SHIT”

yeeeet

yeeeet

RiSe Typhoon bruh this was posted 3 months ago wym?

Yeah, me too.

Yes me too but I saw a clip of him doing an impossible to melon months ago so I’m like what? Lol

What a beautiful way of looking at it tbh lol if only more athletes had that attitude

Same😢

He didn't create all of these.

So ur telling me he made the 360 Shuvit. He didnt make all of these

@@schom7 "created (and/or pioneered on vert)"

BIG JOKE..... "50 tricks that he created"..... WTF DUDE

@@europeanian4205 (and/or pioneered on vert) it is in the desc

A short list.

I cant imagine getting injured like that at age 50

tired2sleep that’s why pads are a thing. And I personally respect him for wearing them

Professionally boarding means he has the muscle memory to do this if he had dementia.

Imagine what he looked like in his prime. Probably not even human.

I know right

A body in motion stays in motion but Tony Hawk takes it to another lever !

Rubberduck645 there are videos. He’s not that old.

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Black Market He really is

Yes mate,Even I can't this tricks at the ramp in age 20

King of the half pipe

Some say Rodney Mullen is the “lord of the board” or king of the board itself because of all the flat ground tricks he does, but still Tony can do some difficult flat ground tricks but have never seen Rodney on a half pipe.

Mullen invented a staggering amount of new flatground techniques to the extent where many of Hawk's inventions were actually vert adaptations of things Mullen created. He's the one skater where the entire sport would have been dramatically different and/or slowed in progress for many years without him. It is beyond compare, and I say that with full recognition that Tony is a legend in his own right.

Cruxal aye Cruxal!!! No BS Guide on how to be an Old Bastard and Skateboard?

He’s no Mullen but he’s chill I’ve got his autograph

What a legend

No bs guide to skateboarding

impresses me that he can still do that stuff at age 50, when I stopped skating for like a week I couldn't even do some tricks again

Only AI Bots could ever pull of Video Game Combos like that

@@julianramirez8593 nah Rodney mullen and mf's on thps remake are gods now 😇

Ximonium me too

yeah that hit me too

Same. You can just see and feel the weight placed on him by skateboarding. He's 50 and acknowledges he can only do so much for so long now. The man's a legend - he should be honoured as one.

tony did change the game massively and when he brought out thps so many people started skating. lol i started skating after playing thrasher skate and destroy though back in 1999

Ximonium so sayd

Funny he was gonna try the 900! Real talk check out his interview on the 9 club!

Free like for you brudny.

I laughed at this one. No joke.

Lol

And after that 1080 at 1080 years old and so on...

I agree with beingsausage I started learning last month and I’m about to turn 20. never to old to learn something new. 👍🏼

@@jobobby664 I give you a 3/10. I respect the effort tho....A little more subtlety next time and you could get a 7/10. I believe in you, keep practicing.

@@calebhohneke8482 thank u

Same here!

likability through the roof

But he's still out here shreddin the gnar

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually he'll stop shredding. Life is so cruel, giving you awesome memories and awesome people and then it takes away everything.

Kenji1801 Dont kid yourself... My grandma still shreds a Solid nine holes at the golf course at 96 then drinks beer after! I'm sure Hawk will be able to do shit at 70

Trevor Bohnsack For freakin real?! Do me a favor and tell your nan she's a badass.

Kenji1801 Ya she's slow as shit... But gets her done! 😂

ong almost cried

@@greytop36 for me it wasn't almost...

Same dude, live while you can 😔

This makes me sad, I’m almost 26 :/

@@lohst1672 im 20 and im anxious already haha time flies

That made me laugh way harder than it should have

OMG🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂 THAT KILLED ME

Omg nostalgia lmao

LMAOOOO

@@MrNikolidas xD phahahha

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Hands down by far

You must search for Rodney Mullen, the top 1 skater of all time.

Tony Hawk is the 🐐

He's like : jordan in bansket ball Maradona in soccer Bruce lee in kungfu And Pat Morita in karate He's the legend of skateboarding

Solid reference

He seems pretty at peace and satisfied though, I have a feeling aging isn't going to bring him down even with his young mind

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Sciurus Hound Alpha 😭🙏🏼

Or slooooowly going... CrAzY!! Woooo, He rocks!

In another video talking about some of his worst injuries, he said that the fact that he almost destroyed himself but managed to catch onto the pole and go towards the up-ramp behind the vert ended up saving him big time, and it was really memorable.

Had to like so it wasn't 666

Dont even know if I could do it now at 26

@@Guizmopeg its called kip up just if you are interested

i used to do those all the time as a teen. Just tried one again, and slammed my spine into the ground

@@Project1182 :DDDDD

Dude get into skating, get a good board, just see if you like it, skateboarding is so fun and it makes you feel cool

I haven’t skated in almost 20 years, back when Tony hawk and skateboarding was in its prime. Bought a board today to try again at 33 years old. I can still Ollie and kick flip but imlost most of my moves. It was my life from like 10-14 yrs old. Not since 2003 have I touched a board

He is the sport itself

Yep

Fred Zeppelin exactly! 540 stale, all he had to do was go straight up and down but instead he threw it across that massive channel!

TheAwesomeStuff well it's not like he started two years ago

ashxc you must be nowhere near 40 to be saying that...don't be silly...go see what most 50 yr olds are up to!

Jared Genesis go skate a vert at 50 bigshot

TheAwesomeStuff wtf do you even want to express with These stupid emotes

Jared Genesis yea cool and all that but you are just another 'dumbass' on the internet put a clip on youtube of you skating vert and post the link on here

I feel your pain. It gets harder and harder to balance work and life with skating...urgh. How his body carries on I have no idea!!!

Its all about having fun

JFn Cho dude, any tips on keeping Achilles strong?

Rufusdos everything i read said that your tendons get tighter as you get older so its more important to stretch them to keep them flexible. my injury was due to my board smacking my AT, effectively slicing it, so there wasnt really anything i couldve done to prevent it, other than not skating that day. but let me know if you were looking more for rehab exercises and I'll reply again with the things i did in PT.

I'd be very grateful if you could. I've had reccurring strains in my back-foot achilles due to repeating the same ollie-based tricks and not warming up properly.

Smooth was the first thing I thought of.

I remember in the 80's he was totally criticized for his style.

he did the 900 a few years back for the last time ever :/

i wanna see cyborg tony hawk land a 900 at 900 years old

If anyone could...hahahaha! LEGEND!

Didnt he do a 900 in that video?

Johannes Brun Johansson nope

He is the most famous skateboarder of all time, without a doubt.

Rob Robberson he’s one of the most iconic athletes of all time too

@@Nealrex101 Yet nobody seems to fucking know his face its really strange

@@0Synergy should have a tag on his shirt that says tony hawk. People would probably recognize him.

ZK he stops when he dies he has said it before and sure he’ll say it again skating made him it might aswell kill him

He did a 900 at 48...

derekperc it's because skate companies would fire guys when they got into their mid 20s because they were "too old" for the company... It's weird to think that way, but that's how it was, and in some still is.

I believed the same thing as a teenager in the 90s. Then I saw so many pros who were older than me keep going and going.

No, it's not still like that at all. It's true that it use to be up until the early 90s. Back then companies were kicking guys off by their mid 20s because skateboarding was progressing so fast that most weren't able to keep up. Street skateboarding was something brand new and new tricks were constantly being invented. Guys at a pro level weren't able to keep up with the young bucks that were hungry and constantly pushing the "sport". All that changed around the time Mike Carroll and Rick Howard left World Industries to start up Girl Skateboards. From that point on the industry changed and adult pros weren't instantly done away with once they got to a certain point anymore. From that point on, it pretty much became totally about marketability. If you still have a strong fan base and your boards, shoes, etc are still selling then you can stay pro for years, decades even. There are several pros from the 90s that are still pros today and they're well into their 40s.

+vixleplus Wolfram Alpha : f = 1/2a^3/2+c^2*x^3, find c

Adapted MC I try and support all the channela I watch. But idea of just progressing a little each day really hit home with me. Sometimes in our 40s we become content. I am fighting against that.

I live in San Diego too

TheJege12 I did i watch for hours almost every day

No you couldnt its only 4 minutes

Sebastian omg man smh...

@@Sebastian-tn4ft "what is the replay button ?"

TheJege12 literally the same thing I just said he makes it look so fucking easy

Bruh wut?

@@mysterymusic1357 you heard me, Tony Hawk can slow down time while skating.

@@joeneedsfood wow, i didn't know he could do that.

Same here :)

Yup, that pole slam was savage

No one gives a fuck

Same

That shit looked gnarly

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He hones his craft more than the most dedicated sportsman, he pushes himself beyond the limit to the next level, and more importantly does not see age as a barrier to experiences.

Dude that's nothing.. 30 years ago he verted eyes blindfolded half of what you saw. This is warm up for him.

snapgab did you see him hit that fuckin pole?

@@MrMann-gt1eh yet he won't stop. Key to his energy, just keep going Killed me when he said; 'let's do try a new one, I can still move!' Try until you die

snapgab and you're just a flat out goat. 🐐

einc70 hes 50.

Exercise and a healthy diet is key to aging blissfully my friend.

Publius Maximus Manlius Don’t forget happiness. Do what you love, and your body will show it.

@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 I had relatives that looked much younger, like really fking good for their age but poor health because of unhealthy life style, tons of booze. Then i've met people that lived healthiest way as possible and look way older. Sometimes it's not even possible to affect aging.

Seriously, the man's out here doing one-handed handstands while flying down a half pipe with a board in the other hand at 50. Absolute legend.

So is everyone else man. Step it up

cause not everyone is getting paid to skate.

Mik Hail nah not everyone has the love and desire for it. If you truly love something, you’ll find a way take part it in no matter what age

Paul Moore not true at all but ok

It's different if that's just a hobby and different if you do it for a living.

@@paulmoore5392 if i break a bone or something else and could heal repair then would skateboard for life but that's not the case.