EVIL KNIEVEL DEAD AT 69

Evel Knievel, the daredevil with the perfect name, passed away yesterday at the age of 69. The stunt man, who gained international acclaim captured the hearts of millions jumping his motorcycle over buses, sharks, and canyons. He was the inspiration behind extreme motorsports and was actually the inspiration and motivation for millions of stunt men and extreme sports riders. He'll be missed.

Enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution as “America’s Legendary Daredevil,” Knievel often suffered defeat while striving for forever-greater glory. He was well known for the failed attempt at jumping Idaho’s Snake River Canyon on a rocket-fed motorcycle, and remembered for a breathtaking crash at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

But despite the setbacks that caused him over 40 broken bones by the time he retired in 1980, Knievel emblazoned a perjavascript:void(0)
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Said Knievel in a 2006 interview, “No king or prince has lived a better life.”