Tony Hawk's 900 deck sells for $1.15M at Julien's

Tony Hawk's Birdhouse Falcon 2 skateboard, the deck he rode when he landed the first documented 900 at the X Games, sold for $1,152,000 at a Julien's auction in Los Angeles this week, the auction house said Wednesday. The buyer was not disclosed. Julien's said the final price roughly doubled the presale estimate and set a new record for skateboard memorabilia.

Hawk, who was on hand for the sale and also accepted online bids, had placed several items from his 1999 900 moment and his broader career in the auction. Additional lots tied to the historic ride fetched six-figure sums: the helmet Hawk wore sold for $115,200, a pair of sneakers for $64,000 and the kneepads he wore that night for $57,600. Two additional decks, including one scorched in a house fire, brought more than $50,000 each. Smaller items from the collection also exceeded expectations. Julien's did not immediately identify the purchaser.

The auction house said a portion of proceeds will benefit The Skatepark Project, the nonprofit Hawk founded in 2002 that helps underserved communities create and maintain public skateparks. Hawk has publicly said he planned to direct money from the sale to the charity. In advance of...