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Official website. Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), known professionally as Evel Knievel ( / ˈiːvəl kəˈniːvəl / ), was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. [1]
Apr 29, 2024 · Evel Knievel (born October 17, 1938, Butte, Montana, U.S.—died November 30, 2007, Clearwater, Florida) was an American motorcycle daredevil who captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts. As a youth, Knievel was often jailed for stealing hubcaps and motorcycles, including a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at age 13.
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- Evel Knievel was an American motorcycle daredevil who captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts. Knievel performed his first motorcycle st...
- Evel Knievel made more than 300 jumps during his career and claimed to have broken nearly every bone in his body.
- In 1968 Evel Knievel performed perhaps his most famous stunt—a spectacular jump over the fountains at Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Un...
- In 1974 Evel Knievel tried but failed to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho using a rocket-powered motorcycle called the Sky-Cycle.
Jun 20, 2018 · Knievel’s last leap in the spotlight was a 'Jaws'-inspired gimmick that would help spawn the phrase 'jumping the shark.'. By: Justin Sablich. Updated: October 4, 2023 | Original: June 20, 2018.
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Oct 14, 2013 · Discovery. 5.77M subscribers. Subscribed. 7.2K. 1.9M views 10 years ago. Catch PURE EVEL: AMERICAN LEGEND Mon Oct 14 10/9c on Discovery. | http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/pur... | Check out...
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Sep 5, 2014 · Smithsonian Channel. 4.16M subscribers. Subscribed. 2.1K. 785K views 9 years ago. On September 8th, 1974, famous daredevil Evel Knievel climbed into a steam-powered rocket and attempted to...
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Jan 15, 2023 · CNN —. 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...
Dec 1, 2007 · 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...
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