Yesterday, Evel Knievel died at the age of 69. To the older generations he was called a thrill seeker, suicidal, or the ultimate thrill seeker.I remember watching him on television jumping over cars, trucks, and canyons in his red, white and blue costume. Sometimes he would fail and crash. He is the only man I know that has broken every bone in his body and live to tell about it.
His most famous stunt was probably an attempt to jump over Idaho's quarter mile wide Snake River Canyon in 1974. They even made a movie about him, "Viva Knievel!" in 1977.
I have often wondered what makes a man do the things that Evel Knievel did. Was it for fame, money, and the adreline rush? Could he of have been a showman in his own art form?
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