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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.
Motorbike ballet as riders crash. Bubba Blackwell, another American stuntman, set the previous record with a 157 foot (47.85 meters) jump in Las Vegas in 1999. He broke the record set by Evel Knievel in 1975, which he held for 24 years.