Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. Knievel is known for trying to do more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in Idaho in the Skycycle, a steam-powered rocket. He has broken 433 bones during his career which earned him a title in the Guinness Book of Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime".
Knievel was born on October 17, 1938 in Butte, Montana.[1] Knievel was married to Linda Joan Bork from 1959 until they divorced in 1997. He was married to Krystal Kennedy from 1999 until they divorced in 2001. Knievel had four children.
Knievel died from pulmonary fibrosis caused by diabetes in Clearwater, Florida on November 30, 2007, aged 69.[2]
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Knievel prepares for the Snake River Canyon jump
Knievel's Skycycle X-2 and canvas jumpsuit on display at the Harley-Davidson Museum in September 2010
Knievel after the Snake River Canyon jump
An Evel Knievel XR-750 suspended in the air as if jumping, at the Harley-Davidson Museum
This is daredevil Evel Knievel photographed in front of his house in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, circa 197?, by Bill Wolf. He lived across the street from Lani Wolf, my oldest friend (our parents were friends and we "met" as infants). Now Lani lives in Oakland. She came across this while moving and sent it to me this week.
Barber Motorcycle Museum - Oct 22 2006 (639)*1980 Harley-Davidson XR750 / More description is here
A printed advertisement for the pinball machine
References
- ↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: 'Evel' Knievel". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Richard Severo (2007-12-01). "Evel Knievel, 69, Daredevil on a Motorcycle, Dies". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/us/01knievel.html. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
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