Tony Hawk turned down a $500,000 royalty check in his 20s — here's why
June 13, 2019 at 01:20 AM EDT
Skateboarder Tony Hawk turned down a buyout offer from Activision and his instinct paid off: His licensing deal ran for 16 years until 2015 and the Tony Hawk series generated an estimated $1.4 billion in sales worldwide.
