[Quality88]

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
Knievel death was confirmed by his 21-year-old granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs. He had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.

Motorcycle daredevil Knievel dies at 69 - MSNBC - MSNBC.com

RIP you crazy s.o.b.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Quality88

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
Knievel death was confirmed by his 21-year-old granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs. He had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.

Motorcycle daredevil Knievel dies at 69 - MSNBC - MSNBC.com

RIP you crazy s.o.b.

considering some of his stunts, it's amazing he survived this long...

truly an icon of the '70's and 20th century motorsports.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Quality88

RIP you crazy s.o.b.

ditto

i cant begin to imagine how many people he inspired and how many now owe their careers to him

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

ditto

i cant begin to imagine how many people he inspired and how many now owe their careers to him

Not so sure that is a good thing......the whole inspired a legion of suicidal followers bit...

Still, I remember his snake river canyon stunt...he got lucky that chute open early...

[vincesanity82]

check this old clip of him jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace..

YouTube - Evel Knievel at Caesar's Palace

[Phils20]

RIP Evel, another American Icon gone. I never missed a jump on TV as a kid, and am saddened by his passing!

[SteelPhoenyx]

Lot of childhood memories surrounding watching Evel, sad to hear of his passing.

[azrael492]

I remember riding my bike and trying to decorate it like Evel Kneivel. I would pretend I was doing great jumps like him.

There will never be another like him.