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Evel Knievel dead at age 69

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To pioneer of stuntment...we'll miss you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UBtaVgaw84
Jump in Portland, OR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYGGCVE2lKY
Jump over Ceasers Palace Fountain in Las Vegas (crashed)
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how'd he die?
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Old age
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Evel was the last great American badass. That guy tried to kill himself for a living, wouldn't play golf if he couldn't bet $10K on it, and one chase a golf opponent of the course with his .45 for cheating. A bad man. He will be missed. SRC
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For a while at school, the teacher would whack me on the head cos I REFUSED to acknowledge a silent K in words like Knee and Knowledge.

It was meant to be said out loud !! Ha


I had the winder-bike too
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Strong, Pluck. Good man.The world could use a few more interesting characters like Evel, but not too many. SRC
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Ole Evel was from Butte, Montana, one of the most polluted and toxic places on earth. Also, the mines closed and folks there went through some incredible down times. I've known some crazy folks from Butte. Isn't it something how, regardless of what you think of the man or what he did for a living, how some of the most interesting people in the world come from such adversity?
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One of the last of my heros. Damn; the idea of him dead ends a piece of my life... Just like when John Wayne kicked it.
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Comparing Evel to John Wayne is actually pretty profound...they are both American icons of their time.

I am glad Evel got to see his son Robbie complete the Ceasers Palace jump in Las Vegas before he died
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They say he died of a lung disease, he also had Hep C from a blood transfusion.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIdGDcWBsoc&feature=related
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I had one of those wind up Evel Knievel motorcycles...imagine what it would be worth today??? But alas, I played with my toys like the little manic kid I was and I don't think it survived into my teen years
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