If you don’t follow Tony Hawk on Twitter or Instagram, you’re missing out on something really special, because his posts are always the perfect palate cleanser. He gives back to his fans, offering hope and encouragement, and yet, the biggest running gag throughout his feed is how so many people still don’t recognize him in public.
So, to show our appreciation for the greatest skateboarder of all time just being a humble lower-case god among men, here are 15 moments from Hawk’s social media accounts we’d like to induct into the Hall of Fame…
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the first games to feature skateboarding as an official sport, and while Hawk wasn’t competing, he still christened the skate park they built for the games.
Then there’s this sweet moment of Hawk giving Patton Oswalt’s daughter Alice some pointers:
It’s just a shame Hawk didn’t post a video. We wanted to see that monkey shred.
Three and a half years later, the joke paid off again when Hawk posted a picture of himself at the Oscars telling Snipes all about the viral moment with the caption, “I was spared. Life is good.”
Act one:
Act two:
Act three: