Evel Knievel dies at 69

By JTPednaud in World Records on Nov 30, 2007 at 6:29 pm

Eval Knieval The man every boy wanted to be in the 1970′s, star-spangled stunt man Evel Knievel, has died. He was 69.

Knievel’s death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years. He suffered from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs, as well as the hepatitis C he likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.

Details of his passing can be read here.

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Greg
Nov 30th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
While as an adult I felt he was kind of a scumbag, as a kid, he was one of my heroes. There will never be another Evil…
biltmore
Nov 30th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
RIP
Pudifoot
Nov 30th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Holy cow… I didn’t even know he was still alive! We all did a few extra stupid things as children because of this guy.

RIP
lewysgal
Nov 30th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
When I was a kid, he was a real hero for me. I think the world will be a lesser place for him being gone. Rest in Peace, Evil! You will be missed.
Clyde
Dec 1st, 2007 at 1:23 am
Being from Butte, MT all I can say is Thank God! That man was the biggest prick! He was the worst thing to happen to Butte since the Berkeley Pit!
Sandman
Dec 1st, 2007 at 2:17 am
I believe it’s “Evel”, not “Evil”. Anyway, RIP.
Thomas
Dec 1st, 2007 at 12:04 pm
His corpse will be loaded into a coffin on wheels and launched across a span of flaming school buses.
algonkin
Dec 1st, 2007 at 10:37 pm
He’s far from the man I wanted to be…. all banged up and broken. But I did like the S.O.B.
Chuck
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
He is the man that every boy wanted to be or be like (me included). Meeting Evel was great, he was not some comic book hero that was painted out of someones imagination, he was a real man and a real American.
Now at the age of 44 there were only a couple of people that were my “hero’s” if you will. 1. My Dad – the man that i still hope to grow up to be (big shoes). 2. Evel Kenevel – the man that my mother and father prayed i did not try to become (to late- already jumping bicycles and getting hurt by then).
3. T/F Dragbike racer, The late/great Elmer Trett- If you dont know his name, well that is not my fault (google it).

No matter what you think of Evel you cannot take away the most important part. He was a self made man, made mistakes and paid for them, took chances and paid for them also. He made his living entertaining us, he wore the #1 Plate with pride with the colors of our country- RED-WHITE-BLUE.

He was more of an american than a lot of us will ever be.

An American Flag in the yard,
another in the car,
these colors are for freedom
they are who we are.
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Oct 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
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Cheers!

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