Born Robert Craig Knievel on Oct. 17, 1938, the Florida-native got his motorcycle start after watching an automobile daredevil show at 8 years old. The stunts left an impact and years later, a young Knievel was fired from his first job for doing a wheelie on an earth mover.
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Looking back on Evel Knievel’s most memorable jumps on his birthday. Evel Knievel would have been 77-years-old on Saturday. Evel Knievel, America’s legendary daredevil, known for his death-defying stunts and world record number of broken bones that followed, would have been 77 years old Saturday.
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And it didn’t take long for people to notice. Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel was the first of two children born to Robert E. and Ann Keough “Zippy” Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his great-great-grandparents on his father’s side emigrated to the United States from Germany and on his mother’s side from Ireland.
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Robert Edward Robbie Knievel (born May 7, 1962 in Butte, Montana) is an American daredevil and son of stunt performer Evel Knievel.
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The debut of Knievel and his daredevils was on January 23, 1966, at the National Date Festival in Indio, California. Evel performed wheelies, crashed through plywood firewalls and jumped over two pick-up trucks. The show was a huge success.
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Evel Knievel was born Robert Craig Knievel. on Oct. 17, 1938 in Butte, Montana. After a police chase in 1956, in which he crashed his motorcycle, Knievel was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving.
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Saturday, October 17, 2015, 6:00 AM. Evel Knievel, America’s legendary daredevil, known for his death-defying stunts and world record number of broken bones that followed, would have been 77 years old Saturday.
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Further information: Evel Knievel § Family. Robbie Knievel is the son of the late famous stuntman Robert (Evel) Knievel and his first wife, Linda. The third of four children (two boys and two girls), Knievel is named after his paternal grandfather. Knievel has two daughters, Krysten and Karmen. He also has a granddaughter and grandson, Analise and Kane.
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Immortalized in the Washington's Smithsonian Institution as America's Legendary Daredevil, Knievel was best known for a. failed 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered. cycle and a spectacular crash at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
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Evel Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), born Robert Craig Knievel, in the mining city of Butte, Montana on October 17, 1938. “The Richest Hill on Earth” had an attitude of its own.
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