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Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), known professionally as Evel Knievel (/ ˈ iː v ə l k ə ˈ n iː v ə l /), was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps .
Jan 15, 2023 · Robbie Knievel, who followed in the daredevil footsteps of his father Evel Knievel, died Friday, according to his brother, Kelly. He was 60. “He was in hospice for about four days. He had ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Evel Knievel was an American motorcycle daredevil who captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts. Knievel performed his first motorcycle stunt in his late 20s to stimulate business for a motorcycle shop that he co-owned.
Evel Knievel jumped a Harley-Davidson XR-750 133 feet on October 25, 1975. Knievel held the record for 19 years.
Jun 20, 2018 · Evel Knievel lost control of his motorcycle and crashed after clearing 13 buses at London’s Wembley Stadium on May 26, 1975. He broke his pelvis in the fall, but walked out of the...
Apr 2, 2014 · Evel Knievel was an American daredevil who attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Some of the more famous include flying over the fountain at Caesars Palace in Las...
Evel Knievel made the leap from rural county fairs to sold-out stadiums through a unique combination of bravado, determination, and promotional genius. He invented himself and his business, jumping, crashing, and miraculously recovering to promise even more outrageous stunts to come.
Dec 1, 2007 · Evel Knievel, the hard-living, death-defying adventurer who went from stealing motorcycles to riding them in a series of spectacular airborne stunts in the 1960s and ’70s that brought him...
Dec 1, 2007 · Daredevil Evel Knievel, who dodged death in spectacular motorcycle leaps and crashes in a life full of showmanship, died on Friday at age 69, according to his lawyer and a message on his Web site.
Nov 30, 2007 · Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel has died in Floridaat the age of 69, said his granddaughter Krysten Knievel. Evel Knievel's exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s. ( (David...
