baggio248
11-30-2007, 02:02 PM
I was just reading the article about him in Maxim.
US daredevil Evel Knievel dies
Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon
Legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel has died at the age of 69, his granddaughter has said.
Knievel had suffered ill-health, including diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis - an incurable lung condition - for several years.
He underwent a liver transplant, after nearly dying of hepatitis C, in 1999.
Knievel gained cult status performing death-defying stunts in the 1960s and 70s, including an attempted motorcycle jump over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
He regularly drew huge crowds when he attempted to jump over rows of parked vehicles with his motorbike.
By the time he retired in 1980 Knievel had broken nearly 40 bones.
US daredevil Evel Knievel dies
Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon
Legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel has died at the age of 69, his granddaughter has said.
Knievel had suffered ill-health, including diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis - an incurable lung condition - for several years.
He underwent a liver transplant, after nearly dying of hepatitis C, in 1999.
Knievel gained cult status performing death-defying stunts in the 1960s and 70s, including an attempted motorcycle jump over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
He regularly drew huge crowds when he attempted to jump over rows of parked vehicles with his motorbike.
By the time he retired in 1980 Knievel had broken nearly 40 bones.