Robert Craig Knievel ( - )
Family Tree of Evel Knievel
Parents
10 Nov - 14 Mar
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
Grandparents
16 Jul - 14 Feb
Frizington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
16 Sep - 13 Feb
Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
2nd-Great-Grandparents
30 Dec - 21 Nov
Descendants of Evel Knievel
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in
Biography
Evel Knievel is Notable.
He was the son of Robert Edward Knievel I and Ann Keough
Married twice - both wives are still living. First marriage in until he was divorced in His second marriage was from until He has 4 children, all from his first marriage. His son Robbie passed away in at the age of 60 from pancreatic cancer.
He died of pulmonary disease in Clearwater, Florida, in , aged
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Featured connections to Gene Hackman and his co-stars: Evel is 25 degrees from Gene Hackman, 28 degrees from Wes Anderson, 25 degrees from E
Evel Knievel Biography | An American Legend
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Everything you need to know about the iconic daredevil
Evel Knievel. A name that for many immediately brings to mind broken bones, death-defying stunts, and star-spangled motorbikes. But behind Knievel&#;s most famous stunts, who was he really? What motivated him to do what he did time and time again? Draw the curtain of show business shut, and what kind of man were you left with? This, right here, is the full story.
Unsurprisingly, Evel Knievel wasn&#;t Evel Knievel&#;s real name. Born Robert Craig Knievel Junior, on the 17th of October in Butte, Montana, he was the eldest of two. After his parents divorced in and left Butte, Knievel and his brother Nicolas were raised by their grandparents.
Knievel&#;s love affair with stunt performing began when, aged just eight, he attended a Joie Chitwood auto show. Chitwood was an American race car driver and daredevil, and someone who Knievel would later credit as being the man who most influenced his unorthodox career decision.
After leaving high school, Knievel got a job in the copper mines as a drill operator but in classic Knievel style he was fired from this lin
The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Evel Knievel
ByWilliam J. Wright
A self-described mix of "an Elvis Presley and a Liberace on a motorcycle," Evel Knievel's death-defying stunts brought a level of fame reserved for rock stars in the s. With his signature, star-spangled leather jumpsuits, devil-may-care attitude, and unmistakable swagger, Knievel thrilled millions worldwide and became the role model for a generation of kids who crashed their bikes and skinned their knees on homemade ramps and suburban streets across America.
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At the peak of Knievel's popularity, his incredible motorcycle jumps over cars, buses, and even sharks earned him a lavish lifestyle replete with sports cars, jewels, and his own private jet. The "last gladiator in the new Rome," Knievel packed venues. Evel Knievel toys flew off the shelves. Still, the world-famous daredevil continued to push his skills and his body to the limit with bigger stunts and higher stakes, and he paid the price in blood and broken bones.
Yet, by the decade's close, Knievel would find himself on the pop culture scrap heap. Like the fallen hero of a modern-day Greek tragedy, Kn
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Who Was Evel Knievel?
Evel Knievel was an American daredevil who attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Some of the more famous include flying over the fountain at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, jumping over busses at London’s Wembley Stadium, and an aborted trip across the Snake River Canyon in a steam-powered vehicle. Starting from humble and somewhat troubled beginnings, Knievel became an international icon in the s for his incredible motorcycle stunts.
Early Life
Evel Knievel was born as Robert Craig Knievel Jr. on October 17, , in Butte, Montana, a copper-mining town that, at the time, resembled a 19th century boom town. For most young men the future was limited to working in the mines, working in town, or working on one of the surrounding ranches. Though Knievel was a standout athlete in track and field and hockey, he struggled in school. His parents had divorced when he was young and he was raised by his grandparents. After dropping out of high school, he bounced from one odd job to another. Before too long, he was arrested for robbing hubcaps, motorcycles, and generally being a menace. While working for a construction company he att
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