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All eyes on Hawk

Monday, September 20, 2010
By CAINE GARDNER, Sports Editor
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk made a surprise appearance Sunday afternoon at the skate park at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Hawk and a slew of other pro skateboarders are on the Midwest leg of the Tony Hawk Shred Presents Birdhouse World Tour. The tour stopped in Chicago Saturday night and stopped by the skate park on its way to its Tuesday stop in Cincinnati. A large group gathered for autographs and watched Hawk and Kevin Staab perform tricks early in the day. Riders on the Midwest tour include Willy Santos, Aaron "Jaws" Homoki, Riley Hawk and David Loy. In addition to Cincinnati, the tour will makes stops in Knoxville, Tenn. (Friday) and Athens, Ga. (Sept. 26). (Pictured) Hawk performs a handplant as members of the crowd look on,Complete coverage of Hawk's stop will be in Wednesday's edition of the Banner Graphic. Banner Graphic/CAINE GARDNER

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  • My daughter Hannah said he was awseome!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by lp_27 on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 4:41 AM

  • This was truly an awesome experience. We just happened to drive by and see his bus and decided to stop, not knowing it truly was Tony Hawk in person. We had a great afternoon. Thank you Tony for making a stop here in Greencastle!

    -- Posted by Falcon9 on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 7:38 AM

  • That would have to be the coolest thing in the world. Your a 10 year old at the skate park and Tony Hawk shows up randomly. What a class act by Tony Hawk!

    -- Posted by nascar_Couple on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 11:02 AM

  • That's impressive!

    -- Posted by Mercidos on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 1:37 PM

  • It's really something to give back to the communities. He could've just driven on by. Good job, Tony....

    -- Posted by wrinklenose on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 3:35 PM

  • Makes me think he may have researched ahead to see if any local communities had a skate park. So cool.

    -- Posted by indianamama on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 5:16 PM

  • From what I understand, he helped design our skate park when it was in the planning stages, so he would have known about it.

    -- Posted by Moretothestory on Mon, Sep 20, 2010, at 8:54 PM
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