For a day or a weekend, these 12 pour on the fun. Make a splash and cool down at these top Chicago area outdoor water parks. Forget indoor pools with fluorescent lights and chlorinated air. With sunshine, high temps and long summer days, it's time to splash around at some of the Chicago area's best outdoor water parks.
Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
No. Steve McQueen's full name: Terrance Steven McQueen, and he was an actual race-car driver. Steve McQueen drove a 1968 GT 390 Fastback Mustang and the bad guys in the movie drove a 440 Magnum Dodge Charger in the movie, Bullitt.. McQueen drove a Porsche 917 in his movie Le Mans..