Tony Hawk Skateboards Through White House Foyers

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Tony Hawk would have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would ever be allowed to skateboard inside the White House - But anything is possible with a sports fan like President Obama, residing there.

The professional skateboarder was one of the celebrity dads invited to the White House for a Fathers Day Forum. The gathering, which included a number of ordinary dads too, was held to discuss the important influence fathers have on families and society as a whole.

While there were other sports celebrity dads like Miami Heat guard, Dwayne Wade and his teammate Alan Mourning, Tony Hawk seems to have had all the fun.

With the permission of White House officials he not only skateboarded in the Grand Foyer of the White House and the nearby Old Executive Office Building, but also shared pictures with the world and 'tweet' about his experiences, which included eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes, on micro blogging site,Twitter.

After the fun, the skateboarder went on to do more serious things like talking to young boys about the importance of family and visiting charities. He and the other celebrity dads all described their day with the President as 'unbelievable' and a 'dream come true'.

A very Happy Father's Day to dads all over the world. You guys rock!

sources: nydailynews.com, sun-sentinel.com

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72 Comments
  • fat guyover 13 years
    i have tony hawk shred
    • Zacharyover 13 years
      So awesome I wish I could do that :).
      • Zacharyover 13 years
        So awesome I wish I could do that :).
        • AP KINGover 13 years
          i skateboard too thats pretty coooooooool
          • sk8terboiiover 13 years
            dude i skate and thats really cool
            • halo player over 13 years
              I love to skateboard and I <3 u Tony.
              • molly coolover 13 years
                Tony Hawk is an awesome athlete!
                • FAILover 13 years
                  ummm JASON if u were a big fan of *TONY* y did u spell it like Toney
                  • kit katover 13 years
                    It was nice that Tony took his dad to the White House for Fathers Day.
                    • unit 68over 13 years
                      You rock tony.