At 52, Tony Hawk Defies Age As Well As Gravity
Everyone is oohing and aahing over Tom Brady playing in another Super Bowl at the age of 43. That’s impressive but let’s give another, even older athlete his props, too….
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Robert Benson/Getty Images for SEGAEveryone is oohing and aahing over Tom Brady playing in another Super Bowl at the age of 43. That's impressive but let's give another, even older athlete his props, too.
Tony Hawk is also proving that age is just a number. In this case, the number is 720. The iconic skateboarder and X-Games legend just put his 52-year-old body on the line to complete a jaw-dropping 720 on his deck. That's 720 degrees or two full rotations in the air!
According to Sports Illustrated, it may have been Tony's last attempt at a 720. In the tweet with the video of his high-flying maneuver, Hawk wrote, "I'm really old." Even with the initial misses, he could have fooled us. Pardon the language and enjoy:
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